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AI Agent Engineer Jobs in Boston

Boston and Cambridge pair university research labs with robotics, biotech and enterprise AI companies, so many roles here sit close to research.

These are on-site and hybrid AI Agent Engineer roles in the Boston area. Remote roles are on the remote jobs pages.

Lila Sciences, Anduril Industries and DataRobot have the most open roles here right now. The skills these postings ask for most are Python, AWS, JAX and Kubernetes.

Open roles
7
Typical salary
$176k - $270k
Median of 6 posted ranges. Salary guide
Newest role
21d ago

Hiring now

Skills these roles ask for

Latest Boston AI Agent Engineer roles

Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Consensus

4mo ago
Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. We are seeking Software Engineers to build the core Command and Control software for our Lattice platform, bridging the gap between hardware and human operators. This software runs on vehicles managing real-time telemetry and autopilot tasks, and on Ground Control Stations for mission planning, fleet management, and orchestrating autonomous behaviors. We are also pioneering the integration of GenAI agents for natural language control of autonomous assets. This is a highly autonomous role where you will build, ship, and see your code run on physical hardware deployed in the world.

$166k - $220k

Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States onsite Full-time
RustComputer VisionGenerative AI +3 more

Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Agentic AI Research for Materials Science

3mo ago
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Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to accelerate discovery across medicine, materials, and energy. We are seeking a Principal Scientist / Associate Director to own the technical direction for agentic AI systems applied to materials science. This player-coach role involves leading a small team, setting the roadmap for autonomous agents that plan, run, and interpret materials experiments, and shifting materials research from human-paced to machine-paced iteration. The work spans foundational research and applied delivery, with opportunities to publish and ship systems that materials teams depend on, shaping how Lila scales agentic capabilities.

$288k - $420k

Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA onsite Full-time
PythonRAGNLP

Senior Software Engineer, App

5mo ago
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Lila Sciences

LILA is building a platform to enable scientists to go from hypothesis to results without context-switching between numerous tools. The Application Team integrates Machine Learning, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences into a unified AI-native experience. AI is fundamental to the architecture, with agent frameworks, tools, and LLM orchestration as core components. The role involves tackling complex problems by connecting AI to automated lab workflows, ML pipelines, and multi-domain knowledge graphs, requiring the invention of new patterns. Engineers will collaborate closely with lab scientists and ML engineers, expanding their technical expertise and shipping impactful tools that accelerate research timelines.

$144k - $240k

Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA onsite Full-time
AWSKubernetesPython +5 more

Principal Software Engineer, App

5mo ago
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Lila Sciences

LILA is building a platform to enable scientists to seamlessly collaborate with AI, moving from hypothesis to results without context-switching between numerous tools. The Application Team integrates Machine Learning, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences into an AI-native experience. This role involves designing and building agents, interfaces, and platform integrations that allow researchers to work with AI effectively. The work is challenging, requiring innovation in connecting AI to automated lab workflows and knowledge graphs, and offers opportunities to learn new domains and ship impactful tools that accelerate research.

$204k - $348k

Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA onsite Full-time
AWSKubernetesPython +5 more

Senior / Engineer II, AI Lab Research Engineer

1y ago
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Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences is building the world's first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of discovery by applying AI to every aspect of the scientific method to solve humankind's greatest challenges in human health, climate, and sustainability. We are a uniquely cross-functional and collaborative team that thrives in unstructured and creative environments, valuing diverse perspectives and transferable skills. If you are passionate about accelerating scientific discovery, we encourage you to apply.

$148k - $240k

Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA hybrid Full-time
PyTorchTensorFlowJAX

Deployed Engineer (Boston)

21d ago
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Langchain

LangChain is building the foundation for agent engineering in the real world, helping developers move from prototypes to production-ready AI agents. With significant funding and a rapidly growing platform that includes open-source tools and a commercial offering, team members have a meaningful impact on shaping the future of AI technology. The Deployed Engineering team works directly with companies building and running AI agents in production, partnering closely with customer engineers across the full lifecycle to achieve technical wins and ensure reliable operation at scale using the LangChain suite. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and go-to-market, feeding real-world insights back into the platform.

$185k - $300k

Boston, MA onsite Full-time
LangGraphLangChainAWS +7 more

MCP & Memory Intern

1mo ago
DataRobot

DataRobot

This internship focuses on enhancing the usefulness of AI agents in real-world applications by providing them with the right tools, context, and persistent memory across conversations and sessions. The core of the work involves the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent memory, exploring how agents discover and safely utilize tools, manage learned information, and remain helpful without constant supervision. The ultimate goal is to deliver practical value to daily agent users through clean, extensible implementations.

Salary not listed

Boston, Massachusetts, US onsite Internship
PythonLLMMCP +2 more

Questions about Boston AI Agent Engineer jobs

How many Boston AI Agent Engineer jobs are open?
There are 7 open Boston AI Agent Engineer jobs on AiRagJobs right now, the newest posted 21d ago. New roles are added every day.
How much do Boston AI Agent Engineer jobs pay?
The median posted salary range is $176k–$270k, from 6 jobs here that list pay. That's base salary; equity and bonuses aren't included. See the full salary guide
Which companies are hiring for Boston AI Agent Engineer jobs?
Lila Sciences, Anduril Industries, DataRobot and Langchain have the most open roles right now.
Are these Boston AI Agent Engineer jobs remote?
No. These are on-site and hybrid roles; remote roles are listed separately. See remote jobs