Staff AI Engineer (Backend Frameworks)
GE VernovaBase Salary
$127k - $211k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable distributed backend systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures for operational grid systems.
- Architect AI agent frameworks that coordinate ML models, rule engines, simulation engines, and enterprise grid services.
- Develop AI/ML production infrastructure including model lifecycle management, inference services, agent coordination layers, and real-time feedback loops.
- Lead code quality and engineering excellence through automated testing, CI/CD pipeline development, performance tuning, and observability.
- Collaborate with data scientists, power systems engineers, and DevOps teams to move AI-driven solutions from prototype to production.
- Contribute to architecture decisions involving scalability, fault tolerance, cybersecurity, and on-premises control-center deployments.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend or distributed-systems development.
- Proficiency in Python and at least one of Java, C++, or Go.
- Experience designing microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, and event-driven architectures.
- Hands-on experience building AI/ML production systems, including model serving, inference pipelines, or agent-based orchestration frameworks.
- Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, concurrency, system performance, and security principles.
- Preferred experience with on-premises, mission-critical, or operational technology control environments.
- Preferred knowledge of EMS, DMS, WAMS, SCADA, or power-system operations.
- Preferred familiarity with time-series data systems and high-throughput data-processing pipelines.
- A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is nice to have, but equivalent professional experience and achievements are emphasized.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Health Coach access and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching and retirement contributions, plus Fidelity and financial-planning resources.
- Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, and life insurance.
- 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
- Professional development and continued on-the-job learning opportunities.
- Relocation assistance is provided.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Electrification, and Wind -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come. GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have the energy to change the world.