Job Description

Seeking proposals: AI / LLM Developer (South Florida – In-Person Required)

I am looking to engage an experienced AI / LLM developer who is physically based in South Florida (Palm Beach, Broward, or Miami-Dade). This is a paid, project-based engagement that requires in-person collaboration Remote candidates will not be considered.

Project Overview

The objective is to design and implement a locally hosted AI system running on a high-powered laptop, functioning as a private, personalized AI assistant.

The project will include:

• Deploying a local or hybrid LLM architecture

• Optimizing the system to fully utilize available hardware (CPU, GPU, RAM, VRAM)

• Designing a persistent memory and knowledge system

• Architecting an approach to mirror or preserve the accumulated knowledge, context, and behavioral patterns of an existing ChatGPT account, within technical and platform constraints

• Building the system for long-term use, extensibility, and customization

This is not a beginner role, not prompt engineering, and not a theoretical exercise. I’m looking for someone who understands both the capabilities and limits of current AI tooling and can engineer a practical, robust solution.

Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with LLMs (local or hybrid)

• Python proficiency (required)

• Familiarity with tools such as Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, LangChain, vector databases, embeddings, fine-tuning, or agent frameworks

• Experience with local inference, memory systems, and persistence

• Comfortable configuring and optimizing high-performance local hardware

• Ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly and realistically

Logistics

• Location: South Florida (in-person required)

• Engagement: Paid, project-based / contract

• Compensation: Competitive, based on experience

• NDA required

If this aligns with your background, please DM me with:

• A brief summary of your experience

• Relevant projects or examples

• A short outline of how you would approach this project