What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer/Engineer (Mid Level experience) position at AppLab Systems Inc?
Consultant Requirements – On-Prem LLM & Vector DB Implementation
Core Experience
- Hands-on experience deploying open-source LLMs such as Meta Llama 3 and Mistral / Mixtral in on-prem or private environments
- Strong proficiency in Python for LLM inference, prompt engineering, and integration
- Experience with CPU-based inference , model quantization, and performance tuning
Vector Databases & RAG
- Practical experience with open-source vector databases such as Qdrant , Chroma , Milvus , or pgvector
- Proven implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
- Experience generating and managing embeddings and metadata filtering
Security & Governance
- Understanding of data privacy , air-gapped deployments, and enterprise security requirements
- Experience implementing access controls and audit logging
Nice to Have
- Experience with LangChain or LlamaIndex
- Exposure to Rust, Go, or C for high-performance services
- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for on-prem deployments
- Knowledge of inference frameworks (e.g., vLLM , llama.cpp , Hugging Face Transformers )
- Prior work in regulated or enterprise environments
Deliverables
- Reference architecture and deployment guidance
- Working prototype (LLM vector DB RAG)
- Documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams
Salary : $55 - $60