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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Sprout General Referrals's roles stay open a median of 20 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 66% of Sprout General Referrals's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Sprout General Referrals
- low 2 stale, 1 reposted of 32 open
- Hiring momentum
- 38 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist at NewsWhip by Sprout Social, you'll be responsible for building and shipping LLM-powered features that enhance content processing and decision-making for clients. Your role will involve architecting workflows, evaluating LLM systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate AI concepts into practical applications. You'll also lead technical discussions and mentor junior engineers while driving improvements in AI evaluation and system reliability.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 6+ years of experience building and operating production software systems
- 2+ years hands-on experience shipping LLM-powered features in real-world applications
- Strong backend engineering skills (Python preferred)
- Experience with Large Language Model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, open-weight models, etc.)
- Experience with embedding models and similarity search
- Experience with vector databases (ChromaDB, Pinecone, Weaviate, etc.)
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related discipline
- Experience with AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, etc.)
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or tool-calling architectures
- Experience building agentic workflows or tool-using systems
- Knowledge of semantic search and content retrieval systems
What you get
- Comprehensive Private Health & Dental: 100% premium coverage for you and your eligible dependents
- Pension Scheme: We match your pension contributions 1-to-1 up to 6% of your salary
- Life & Disability Insurance: 100% paid-for life cover and disability insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off: 25 days of leave, plus all public holidays and additional company-wide Rest & Recharge days
- Paid Parental Leave: 26 weeks of full pay for birthing parents and 16 weeks of full pay for non-birthing parents
- Family & Care Support: Access to subsidized child/eldercare through Care.com
Worth weighing
- Role involves significant architectural decision-making, which may require a strong technical background
- Focus on LLM systems might limit exposure to other AI/ML areas
- Expectations for rapid delivery of features may lead to a fast-paced work environment
- No specific mention of team size or structure, which could impact collaboration dynamics
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