Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives
$251k - $278k • New York City • FullTime
Posted 1mo ago
Job Location
New York City
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
FullTime
Categories
AI Engineer
About the job
The Applied AI Engineering team is responsible for the safe and effective deployment of generative AI applications for developers and enterprises. As an Applied AI Engineer, you will work with industry-leading technology companies to integrate new AI capabilities into their products. This role involves partnering directly with experienced product and engineering teams to transform frontier model capabilities into new features and agentic experiences, combining rapid experimentation with the demands of established products. You will take ambitious ideas from use-case selection and architecture through prototyping, evaluation, production launch, and scale, writing and debugging code, building evaluation systems, and resolving complex integrations. Success is measured by production systems, sustained adoption, and meaningful customer impact.
Responsibilities
- Embed with sophisticated platform customers as a technical thought partner to ideate and build novel applications on our API.
- Forge relationships with CTOs, AI Product, and engineering leaders to ensure successful application deployment at scale.
- Provide guidance to customers on maximizing business impact from their applications.
- Build prototypes, pilots, and model evaluations with customer teams to test product ideas and guide architecture decisions.
- Collaborate with Product and Research teams to validate frontier AI capabilities in customer environments and provide feedback.
- Share knowledge and publish best practices to scale the Applied AI Engineer function.
- Evaluate emerging model capabilities, developer tools, and implementation patterns, translating advances into practical recommendations.
- Work with customer teams through workshops and implementation sessions to resolve technical challenges and strengthen relationships.
Requirements
- 8+ years of deep, hands-on technical experience and eagerness to work closely with customers.
- Track record of personally leading complex, production-scale AI/ML systems from discovery through production deployment and adoption.
- Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages.
- Experience building production-quality prototypes and reference implementations.
- Strong technical judgment and ability to make clear recommendations with incomplete information.
- Humble attitude and eagerness to help others with empathy.
- Ability to operate with high horsepower, handle frequent context switching, and work on multiple projects with expansive ownership.
- Ability to thrive in dynamic environments and navigate ambiguity.