Content Engineer

Reporting to Portfolio Director About Packt Packt s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals We are a technical publisher and learning provider with over 400 staff based across the globe primarily in India and the UK Our products have global relevance and our multimedia portfolio includes over 7 000 books e-books audiobooks and video courses For more details visit Within Packt the publishing business is spread across a number of verticals each focused on a particular domain This role is for the LLM Engineering vertical About the LLM Engineering Vertical We are a cross-functional impact-driven team powering one of the most exciting phases of the Tech Revolution i e LLMs Generative AI and LLM Engineering verticals deals with 3 major topic areas Natural Language Processing Enables machines to understand and generate human language across text and speech Used for search chatbots translation summarization sentiment analysis and information extraction Computer Vision Gives computers the ability to perceive and interpret images and video Includes classification detection segmentation tracking and OCR for applications from healthcare to autonomy Large Language Models Large transformer models trained on vast corpora to predict and produce coherent text and code Powers chat assistants Q A summarization and agents adaptable via fine-tuning and retrieval augmentation Role Overview As a Content Engineer in the LLM Engineering Vertical you will co-own products from concept to publication This means shaping books newsletters live events and research assets so they are technically robust clear and commercially relevant The Content Engineer has a wider remit than traditional editorial roles requiring ownership across the full lifecycle of each product The role demands a high degree of adaptability to work across a diverse and expanding portfolio of products You will be the Directly Responsible Individual DRI for the products that you work on utilising skills such as Market awareness understanding user needs competition and trends Domain curiosity building literacy in toolchains workflows and user roles A product mindset ensuring outputs are aligned with audience impact and business goals You ll work closely with authors reviewers and cross-functional colleagues to ensure that every title or product succeeds with both its audience and its commercial outcomes Working at Packt - Shaping the Future of Tech Learning Packt is a digital-first tech publisher on a mission to help the world put software to work We ve recently undergone a company-wide transformation to better serve tech professionals in a rapidly evolving AI-powered world Our business is now structured around small agile vertical teams each focused on a specific tech domain or topic area that combine publishing product relationship leadership and marketing capabilities to build tailored content and learning solutions This means we move fast experiment often and work closely with our audiences to understand what they need We re looking for people who thrive in a collaborative entrepreneurial environment and who are motivated by delivering real impact whether through building innovative products shaping insightful content enabling smarter systems and operations or building and sustaining strong relationships with expert contributors and communities If you re excited by meaningful work curious about how technology is reshaping careers and industries and want to be part of a mission-led team Packt could be the right place for you What You Will Do Editorial Excellence Guide authors from outline to final draft ensuring products meet technical and audience expectations Perform substantive developmental edits across various product types focusing on structure clarity flow and learner outcomes Work on fast paced innovative projects like converting interviews and transcripts into book chapters Evaluate content against JTBD user insights and competitive benchmarks Balance speed and quality making calls on readiness rework or cancellation when necessary Cross-Functional Contribution Collaborate with Growth Leads and Relationship Leads to shape positioning newsletters and campaign messaging Write curate engaging content for the LLM newsletter Provide portfolio health checks and content diagnostics for planning Domain Engagement Master the stack Build a basic understanding of frameworks PyTorch JAX model APIs OpenAI Llama Mistral orchestration LangChain DSPy vector stores serving optimization vLLM TGI ONNX MLOps tuning LoRA DPO eval observability and guardrails Track trends Follow the roadmaps of multimodal agents structured outputs long-context RAG small quantized models synthetic data on-device privacy governance and cost-latency wins Engage the field Work with users OSS communities mine pain points and metrics run A B tests and pilots publish templates convert feedback into titles and product opportunities Who You Are The work we do is fast-paced demanding and intellectually challenging We are looking for dynamic candidates with an interest in technology and in helping tech professionals to learn You will need strong oral and written communication skills attention to detail and excellent organization and time-management skills You will need to be proactive in troubleshooting and problem-solving upbeat enthusiastic and motivated You will be a demonstrated self-starter who is focused and calm under pressure A critical thinker who balances detail-oriented editing with big-picture product impact Curious about LLM development and generative AI and eager to learn toolchains and workflows A strong communicator confident in coaching authors and collaborating across teams Adaptable comfortable working on both books and fast-cycle non-book formats Must-have skills Substantive developmental editing experience ideally with technical or instructional content Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear structured reader-friendly content Experience managing author SME relationships and providing actionable feedback Excellent English-language proficiency and editorial judgment Comfort contributing beyond editing supporting positioning campaigns and derived content Technical confidence and ability to pick up new concepts and tools quickly Good-to-have skills Prior exposure to LLM Gen AI toolchains or a general passion for technology Experience with live derived content formats events labs newsletters research Familiarity with AI tools for editorial workflows and content research Why Work at Packt We are a global and remote-first business with most of our team based in India and the UK We recognize how important our people are and acknowledge and support the things that are important to them Our culture is open and informal and based around learning We love sharing ideas and we want everyone to feel that they have an input into how the business works We are a fun place to work but with a focus on performance and personal development providing opportunities for personal growth and career progression We try to achieve this by Ensuring a positive working environment for all team members supportive of flexible and remote work Supporting individual development through growth opportunities and internal mobility Encouraging social collaboration within teams and communities and knowledge-sharing Fostering a culture that supports a healthy work-life balance We focus on the full employee experience We seek to achieve this by Providing a broad range of benefits and initiatives Advocating a healthy lifestyle where wellbeing is seen as an essential responsibility Celebrating success stories and encouraging peer-to-peer recognition Fostering a culture of self-development Providing a work environment where the best idea wins and challenges are encouraged Benefits You will also have access to a range of flexible benefits that are designed to help you make the most of your time with us Bonus scheme 5 day working week 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays Flexible hours choose how when and where you work within India Training programs and Certification Salary Range - INR 30K-170K fixed pay per month skills and or experience dependent Disclaimer Packt does not authorize any third-party consultancies influencers or agencies to offer employment opportunities on our behalf We are not involved in any financial transactions with these parties Our hiring process is managed internally and all applications should be made through the official procedures outlined in our job listings