Basis Research Institute · 2 months ago
Software Engineer, LLM & Automation
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expBasis Research Institute is a nonprofit applied AI research organization focused on understanding and building intelligence while advancing society's ability to solve complex problems. The role involves developing scalable systems that integrate large language models with operational workflows and designing automated pipelines for various tasks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)CharityDatabaseInformation TechnologyNon Profit
Responsibilities
Architect and maintain automation pipelines combining internal tools with GPT/Claude and other LLMs
Integrate data across third-party APIs (e.g., ATS platforms, Slack, Google) into unified, automated workflows
Leverage structured generation (JSON schemas, function calling, etc.) to ensure robust, correct LLM outputs
Collaborate with Ops and R&D to identify high-impact automation opportunities
Write production-grade code, with emphasis on modularity, reliability, and error handling
Deploy, scale, and optimize your solutions in a secure, cloud-based environment
Document solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring easy updates and maintenance
Qualification
Required
Have experience programming in Julia and/or Python (3+ years of production-level coding, or equivalent)
Understand how to integrate LLMs using structured prompts, scaffolding frameworks (LangChain-like), or advanced text generation approaches
Can handle concurrency, scaling, and performance optimizations in real-world deployments
Are comfortable with complex API orchestration: dealing with rate limits, OAuth, error retries, etc
Have good collaboration and communication skills, especially when gathering requirements from non-technical staff
Are flexible and creative problem solvers, comfortable with iterative, experimental development cycles
Embrace data-security best practices (e.g., handling PII, encryption, secrets management)
Are excited to learn quickly and adapt to new developments in the LLM/AI ecosystem
Preferred
Julia: Type-driven or multiple-dispatch approaches; performance tuning, HPC, or scientific computing workflows
Python: Building microservices with FastAPI, Flask, or other frameworks; advanced concurrency (async, multiprocessing)
LLM Tools & Frameworks: Familiarity with LangChain, open source LLM clients, or custom chain-of-thought integrations
Cloud Infrastructure: Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, AWS/GCP/Azure deployment patterns
Distributed Systems & Queues: Experience with concurrent processing, task queues (Celery, Sidekiq), or event-driven systems
Database Interaction: Ability to design schemas and queries in PostgreSQL or similar databases
Security & Privacy: Understanding of OAuth flows, secrets management, data encryption, and role-based access controls
Company
Basis Research Institute
Basis is a nonprofit applied research organization with two mutually reinforcing goals. The first is to understand and build intelligence.
11-50 employees
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Zenna Tavares
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