Staff AI Engineer

2 months ago

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$240k - $310k/yr

Responsibilities

Set the architectural direction for Fieldguide's agentic systems and intelligence layer.
Identify and resolve systemic gaps that limit reliability, scalability, or product velocity.
Make high-leverage technical bets and drive them to completion across the organization.
Establish evaluation standards, observability infrastructure, and reliability frameworks at scale.
Own the most complex, cross-cutting product areas end-to-end.
Design agent orchestration and retrieval systems that handle enterprise-grade complexity.
Lead the evolution of Fieldguide's LLM infrastructure, including models and feedback loops.
Prototype, validate, and harden novel approaches before sharing with the broader team.
Partner with Engineering leadership, Product, and Design to shape the AI roadmap.
Create reusable platforms, patterns, and tooling that multiply team velocity across the org.
Identify and develop the next generation of senior engineers.
Translate long-term product vision into concrete technical strategies.
Stay at the frontier of LLM and agent research and adopt relevant advancements.
Build internal knowledge and shared understanding of AI system design.
Contribute to Fieldguide's reputation as a technical leader in vertical AI.

8+ years shipping production software, with 3+ years leading complex AI/ML systems.
Deep expertise in TypeScript, Python, and distributed system design.
Proven track record shipping LLM-powered products at enterprise scale.
Experience defining evaluation infrastructure and reliability standards for AI systems.
Mastery of retrieval architectures, RAG, vector databases, and embedding pipelines.
Hands-on with cutting-edge LLM APIs and agent frameworks.
Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams or product areas.
Track record mentoring senior engineers and growing engineering culture.