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Senior AI Engineer, AI Labs

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Base Salary

$180k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship production-grade AI products from problem framing and data pipeline design through deployment and live iteration.
  • Work with partners in a forward-deployed manner to develop scalable agentic solutions.
  • Lead technical scoping workshops with city leaders to address local transportation problems.
  • Contribute to tooling for data consolidation, predictive modeling, real-time decision-making, and LLM-powered experiences.
  • Collaborate with product, data science, and operations teams to prioritize high-impact AI opportunities.
  • Write scalable backend code, design APIs, manage data flows, and support reliable systems at scale.
  • Help establish the technical culture and development practices of the new AI Labs team.
  • Evaluate and introduce new AI tools, ideas, and approaches.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience building and shipping AI-powered products.
  • Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end product features rather than isolated model or research work.
  • Deep expertise across LLMs, predictive modeling, and supporting data infrastructure.
  • Strong backend engineering skills, including scalable API design and distributed systems.
  • Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, early-stage environments and take ownership.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Comfort working directly with users and customers and traveling on-site when needed.

Benefits

  • Free medical plans
  • 401K matching
  • Catered lunch on Wednesdays
  • Additional benefits and perks

Categories

AI ApplicationsBackendData Engineering