Base Salary
$112k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of production AI systems end-to-end.
- Contribute hands-on to the codebase and establish high engineering-quality standards.
- Develop scalable patterns for evaluation, deployment, monitoring, feedback loops, and system reliability.
- Conduct technical design reviews and guide architectural decisions.
- Mentor and coach engineers and support hiring, candidate evaluation, and onboarding.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to set priorities and deliver AI-powered solutions.
- Translate experimentation into stable, production-ready systems.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of experience building production software systems.
- At least 2 years of production experience with AI/ML or LLM-based solutions.
- Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end AI systems or features.
- Experience with LLMs, agent-based systems, or generative AI applications.
- Familiarity with evaluation frameworks, prompt iteration, model behavior tuning, and AI system failure modes.
- Experience operationalizing AI workflows in real-world environments.
- Ability to work across data pipelines, model serving, and application layers.
- Experience as a technical lead or senior engineer and a proven ability to mentor engineers.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field; an advanced AI, machine learning, or distributed-systems degree is preferred.
- Equivalent work experience may substitute for the stated degree and experience requirements.
- Strong communication, technical documentation, stakeholder engagement, technical judgment, and alignment-building skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching and an employee stock purchase program.
- Student debt assistance and tuition reimbursement.
- Development and career growth opportunities, financial planning, and wellness benefits including an employee assistance program.
- Paid time off, company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.
- Primary location is Ann Arbor, Michigan, with periodic travel potentially required.
- Performance incentive program eligibility may be available.
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About KLA
KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging and printed circuit boards. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward. Visit us at: www.kla.com Statements made on LinkedIn may constitute forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Due to such uncertainties and risks, no assurances can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date indicated. Other risks that KLA faces include those detailed in KLA filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including KLA's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements made by third parties do not necessarily reflect the opinion of KLA, are outside of KLA’s control and have not been verified or otherwise vetted by KLA.