Turing Enterprises

Principal AI Engineer

Turing Enterprises · New York, NY
New York, NY $200K–$245K Posted 2026-07-21
Salary
$200K–$245K
Type
Full-time
Experience
12+ yr

About Turing

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises looking to deploy advanced AI systems. Turing accelerates frontier research with high-quality data, specialized talent, and training pipelines that advance thinking, reasoning, coding, multimodality, and STEM. For enterprises, Turing builds proprietary intelligence systems that integrate AI into mission-critical workflows, unlock transformative outcomes, and drive lasting competitive advantage.

Recognized by Forbes, The Information, and Fast Company among the world’s top innovators, Turing’s leadership team includes AI technologists from Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. Learn more at  www.turing.com

About the role:

Turing is looking for people with LLM experience to join us in solving business problems for our Fortune 500 customers. You will be a key member of the Turing GenAI delivery organization and part of a GenAI project. You will be required to work with a team of other Turing engineers across different skill sets. In the past, the Turing GenAI delivery organization has implemented industry leading multi-agent LLM systems, RAG systems, and Open Source LLM deployments for major enterprises

Roles & Responsibilities

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  • Build the technical roadmap given a business requirement and own the delivery of the same.
  • Lead the engineering team toward a technical roadmap and ensure timely execution of the roadmap to achieve customer satisfaction.
  • Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions: Lead the design, training, fine-tuning, and deployment of large language models, leveraging techniques like prompt

engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent-based architectures.

  • Codebase ownership: Maintain high-quality, efficient code in Python (using frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph) and SQL, focusing on reusable components, scalability, and performance best practices.
  • Cloud integration: Aide in deployment of GenAI applications on cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS), optimizing resource usage and ensuring robust CI/CD processes.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product owners, data scientists, and business SMEs to define project requirements, translate technical details, and deliver impactful AI products.
  • Mentoring and guidance: Provide technical leadership and knowledge-sharing to the engineering team, fostering best practices in machine learning and large language model development.
  • Continuous innovation : Stay abreast of the latest advancements in LLM research and generative AI, proposing and experimenting with emerging techniques to drive ongoing improvements in model performance.

Required skills

  • 10–12+ years of professional, hands-on engineering experience, including 4–6+ years specializing in building and deploying AI/ML models and systems.
  • 1+ years of experience in developing Generative AI (LLM) applications using techniques like prompt engineering, RAG, and/or agents.
  • Expert in architecting GenAI applications/systems using various frameworks & cloud services.
  • Good proficiency in using various cloud services from Azure, GCP, or AWS for building the GenAI applications.
  • Expert proficiency in programming skills in Python, Langchain/Langgraph and SQL is a must.
  • Experience in driving the engineering team toward a technical roadmap.
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with business SMEs.

Education

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science , Engineering , or a related technical field.

Compensation

  • $200-245K Base + equity

Values

We are client first : We put our clients at the center of everything we do, because their success is the ultimate measure of our value.

We work at Start-Up Speed: We move fast, stay agile and favor action because momentum is the foundation of perfection

We are AI forward: We help our clients build the future of Al and implement it in our own roles and workflow to amplify productivity.

Advantages of joining Turing

Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)

Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)

Competitive compensation

Flexible working hours

Don’t meet every single requirement?  Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Turing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. At Turing we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace  and celebrate authenticity, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

For applicants from the European Union, please review  Turing's GDPR notice here .

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