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RulaRulaLos Angeles, CA

Staff AI Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)

Leads applied AI investments, owning technical direction for high-impact AI products from design to production deployment. Requires 8+ years AI/ML experience, Python expertise, foundation models, LLM patterns, and evaluation systems.

207k – 243k/yr
Remote8+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of AI/ML development (AI solution design, model design, training / finetuning, deployment and quality upkeep), with track record of product success (i.e. not just in an academic or research environment)
  • 5+ years of deep experience in Python and 2+ years with at least one backend language (JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or Go)
  • Hands-on experience with foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Gemini, etc.)
  • Experience designing evaluation pipelines for human alignment, factual accuracy, or model interpretability.
  • Strong expertise in LLM integration patterns (RAG, tool/function calling, agents, memory routing, etc.), AI orchestration frameworks (eg. LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy, Haystack), and vector databases (eg. Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Milvus).
  • Deep understanding of AIOps, data pipelines, evaluation, and observability systems for continuous model improvement.
  • Strong and effective communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Machine Learning, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with public cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.), 2+ years designing and scaling distributed systems.
  • Experience delivering secure and compliant AI solutions in regulated environments (HIPAA, GDPR, etc.)
  • Familiarity with human-in-the-loop systems and clinical decision support frameworks.
  • Contributions to open-source AI frameworks or applied research in NLP, healthcare AI, or GenAI safety.
  • Experience working in a highly regulated industry such as finance or healthcare
  • Experience contributing to early-stage team growth (0 → 1)

Skills

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaGoOpenAIAnthropicLangChainLlamaindexDspyPineconeWeaviateFaissAWSGCP

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