AI Engineer
Software Engineering, Data Science
United States
Posted on Jun 27, 2026
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Role
Role
- This is a remote, WFH role.
- As an ML Engineer (Generative AI), on our Data Science team, you will be at the forefront of leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and cutting-edge AI techniques to create transformative solutions for public safety and intelligence workflows.
- You will apply your expertise in LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, Agentic AI, GraphRAG, and other advanced AI solutions to develop, enhance, and deploy robust features that enable real-time decision-making for our end users.
- You will work closely with product, engineering, and data science teams to translate real-world problems into scalable, production-grade solutions.
- This is an individual contributor (IC) role that emphasizes technical depth, experimentation, and hands-on engineering.
- You will participate in all phases of the AI solution lifecycle, from architecture and design through prototyping, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Design, build, and optimize AI-powered solutions using LLMs, RAG pipelines, semantic search, GraphRAG, and Agentic AI architectures.
- Implement and experiment with the latest advancements in large-scale language modeling, including prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, evaluation, and monitoring.
- Collaborate with product, backend, and data engineering teams to define requirements, break down complex problems, and deliver high-impact features aligned with business objectives.
- Inform robust data ingestion and retrieval pipelines that power real-time and batch AI applications using open-source and proprietary tools.
- Integrate external data sources (e.g., knowledge graphs, internal databases, third-party APIs) to enhance the context-awareness and capabilities of LLM-based workflows.
- Evaluate and implement best practices for prompt design, model alignment, safety, and guardrails for responsible AI deployment.
- Stay on top of emerging AI research and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, tech talks, and proof-of-concept projects.
- Author clean, well-documented, and testable code; participate in peer code reviews and engineering design discussions.
- Proactively identify bottlenecks and propose solutions to improve system scalability, efficiency, and reliability.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in applied AI, NLP, or ML engineering (with at least 2 years working directly with LLMs, RAG, or semantic search).
- Deep familiarity with LLMs (e.g. OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), prompt engineering, and responsible deployment in production settings.
- Experience designing, building, and optimizing RAG pipelines, semantic search, vector databases (e.g. ElasticSearch, Pinecone), and Agentic or multi-agent AI workflows.
- Exposure to GraphRAG or graph-based knowledge retrieval techniques is a strong plus.
- Strong proficiency with modern ML frameworks and libraries (e.g. LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch, HuggingFace Transformers).
- Ability to design APIs and scalable backend services, with hands-on experience in Python.
- Experience building, deploying, and monitoring AI/ML workloads in cloud environments (AWS, Azure) using services like AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, AzureAI, etc.
- Familiarity with MLOps practices, CI/CD for AI, model monitoring, data versioning, and continuous integration.
- Demonstrated ability to work with large, complex datasets, perform data cleaning, feature engineering, and develop scalable data pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills; able to work effectively across remote and distributed teams.
- Proven record of shipping robust, high-impact AI solutions, ideally in fast-paced or regulated environments.
- Cloud & AI Platforms: AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda), AzureAI, Pinecone, ElasticCloud, Imply Polaris.
- LLMs & NLP: HuggingFace, OpenAI API, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Cohere, Anthropic.
- Backend: Python (primary), Elixir (other teams).
- Data Infrastructure: ElasticSearch, Pinecone, Weaviate, Apache Kafka, Airflow.
- Frontend: TypeScript, React.
- DevOps & Automation: Terraform, EKS, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, ArgoCD.
- Monitoring & Metrics: Grafana (metrics dashboards, alerting).
- Testing: Playwright for end-to-end test automation.
- Other Tools: Mix of open-source and proprietary frameworks tailored to complex, real-world problems.
- Work from home opportunity
- Enjoy great team camaraderie.
- Thrive on the fast pace and challenging problems to solve.
- Modern technologies and tools.
- Continuous learning environment.
- Opportunity to communicate and work with people of all technical levels in a team environment.
- Grow as you are given feedback and incorporate it into your work.
- Be part of a self-managing team that enjoys support and direction when required.
- 3 weeks of paid vacation - out the gate!!
- Competitive Salary.
- Generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Sick, and paid holidays are offered.