3-8 years of experience building and deploying machine learning systems in production. Strong foundation in traditional ML techniques. Hands-on experience with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, LLaMA), including fine-tuning and prompt engineering. Proficiency in Python and modern ML / NLP tooling. Experience training models on small datasets and using in-context learning techniques. Familiarity with text processing pipelines, semantic embeddings, and vector search. Clear communicator of complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Experience deploying models in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP). Experience designing or integrating human-in-the-loop systems for model evaluation or policy alignment.