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AI Engineer

Velaris

Velaris

Software Engineering, Data Science
Western Province, Sri Lanka
Posted on Feb 20, 2025

About Velaris

We're Velaris, a UK-based tech scaleup revolutionizing Customer Success for B2B tech companies. Our SaaS platform, powered by advanced data analytics and productivity tools, helps you understand customer health, boost product adoption, cut churn, and uncover new revenue opportunities.

Velaris is growing fast!

We’re looking for an AI engineer to bring AI-powered insights, tools and automation to life to amplify the impact of people working in customer success.

What you’ll do?

  • Design, implement and operate AI solutions that create measurable outcomes for our customers
  • Conduct research and development projects to explore cutting-edge applications of AI
  • Develop and train AI pipelines and models using various algorithms and techniques
  • Explore, understand and prepare gnarly data for model training and evaluation
  • Continuously assess and enhance the performance of AI models in production
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to address key customer challenges and integrate AI solutions into existing systems
  • Engineer solutions that scale and endure, working across the stack to ensure smooth deployment and robust operations

What you’ve achieved?

  • Degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related field
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience applying AI/ML or analytics tech to real-world challenges in a commercial, production setting
  • Proven success in building AI solutions that drive meaningful outcomes, with a clear ability to articulate their impact
  • Expertise in a range of AI/ML and data technologies, such as Python, SQL, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
  • Advanced proficiency in Natural Language Processing techniques and tools
  • Proficiency working in cloud-based environments
  • A track record of leaving systems, pipelines, and tools more efficient and effective than you found them

Bonus points if you have:

  • Experience in developing and deploying solutions with Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Knowledge of MLOps practices for streamlining machine learning workflows

Who you are?

  • A problem solver: You don’t just identify issues, you’re relentless in crafting innovative, practical solutions.
  • Curious and adaptive: You thrive on learning and exploring the unknown, picking up new concepts quickly.
  • Impact-driven: You’re passionate about building technologies that deliver measurable results for customers and businesses.
  • A builder and collaborator: You enjoy creating but also understand the value of teamwork and diverse perspectives in shaping the best ideas.
  • Experienced and growth-oriented: While you bring substantial expertise in AI/ML, you’re always eager to learn and adopt emerging technologies.

Why Velaris?

  • Best work Culture on the Island (We mean it!)
  • Salary above market rate
  • Work from anywhere
  • Health/Life Insurance
  • Accommodation
  • Be a part of an International Team
  • Monthly team events so we can have fun!

What you'll find while working at Velaris? - the Velarian DNA

  • Be bold and own it - Ideas inspire us, but action defines us. When we see a problem, we move to solve it. We collaborate, communicate, and are accountable for what we do individually and as a team.
  • Never settle - We know there's always a better way. We ask why, we challenge our ideas, and we're not afraid to experiment because we believe there's always an opportunity to do better.
  • Good vibes - We are naturally positive, we don't take ourselves too seriously and enjoy a good laugh, even at our expense. We don't complain about challenges, we look for solutions! Good vibes are the best medicine for tough times.
  • Practice Karuna - We are empathetic but we don't stop there. We go beyond to help out our colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
  • We are better together - Above all we are a team. We strive to create an encouraging, motivational, and supportive environment.