Software Engineer, Applied AI

11 hours ago

New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$150k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

Own internal tools end to end, from identifying problems through architecture, development, rollout, and post-launch fixes.
Build AI-powered internal systems involving document parsing, analysis, agentic workflows, automated research, and routing.
Partner with leaders in Proposals, Customer Ops, Sales, Design, and Engineering to scope and solve operational problems.
Drive company-wide AI enablement and help employees use AI tools effectively.
Support the external analytics layer of Kaizen’s platform.
Back up the deployment team during implementations.

2–5 years of engineering, data, or applied AI experience, or equivalent work demonstrating relevant capability.
A shipped end-to-end internal application, automation, or tool that a team continues to use.
Demonstrated fluency shipping AI tools and understanding their limitations and failure modes.
Strong SQL skills and sufficient data-modeling knowledge to work in an existing warehouse and create data models when needed.
Ability to translate vague problems from non-technical stakeholders into appropriately scoped solutions.
Preferred experience includes internal tooling adoption at scale, forward-deployed or solutions engineering, deep familiarity with N8N or Zapier, and work in government, healthcare, or other high-consequence environments.

Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
$100,000 of fully paid life insurance, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
One Medical membership and fertility and family-building support through Carrot.
401(k) through Guideline with a 2% company match.
16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 10 weeks for non-birthing parents.
Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum, federal holidays, and a company-wide winter break the week of Christmas.
Company offsites throughout the year.
One-time home office or desk setup stipend of up to $750 for NYC-based employees or $500 for remote employees.
$50/month commuter benefit, expensed office lunches, and a company-provided laptop of the employee’s choice.
Fully covered Grindhouse gym membership for office employees or $100/month fitness reimbursement for remote employees.
$100/month utility stipend, $500/year professional development stipend, $250/year recreation stipend, and $300/quarter pet care stipend.
The role supports office and remote work arrangements; the office is located at 47 W 17th St in New York City.