Hybrid Staff Engineer, Applied AI

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About the role

  • Lead the development of AI applications that integrate LLMs with APIs, databases, and enterprise systems.
  • Oversee the design and optimization of AI agent & pipelines to enhance factuality.
  • Build scalable agentic workflows and orchestration systems for enterprise use cases.
  • Own the architecture and design of applied AI systems (bots, RAG, agents, integrations, MCP servers).
  • Define patterns, frameworks, and reusable components to accelerate AI solution delivery across teams.
  • Drive evaluation and guardrail frameworks for ensuring AI reliability, safety, and performance.
  • Partner with product managers and stakeholders to translate ambiguous business needs into technical solutions.
  • Mentor engineers, review designs/code, and guide teams in applied AI best practices.
  • Collaborate with security, compliance, and data teams to ensure responsible AI adoption.
  • Stay ahead of emerging LLM frameworks, orchestration tools, and AI agents.
  • Identify opportunities for new AI-powered capabilities within existing systems.
  • Contribute to long-term AI roadmap and platform strategy.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, LangGraph), and vector databases (Elasticsearch, Pinecone, etc.).
  • Proven track record of building production-grade AI applications (bots, agents, RAG systems).
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ in applied AI/ML.
  • Prior experience as a tech lead or staff-level engineer, influencing technical direction beyond a single team.
  • Strong ability to communicate AI concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Exceptional ability to abstract problems into AI-powered workflows.
  • Skilled at balancing rapid prototyping with building for scale and reliability.

Job title

Staff Engineer, Applied AI

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$270,000 - $295,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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