SAN FRANCISCO AI ENGINEER RECRUITMENT
We work with some of San Franciscos' leading brands to provide recruitment solutions across the Data & AI industries.
Harnham is a leading AI Engineer recruitment agency, specializing in connecting top AI Engineers, Machine Learning experts, and Software Engineers with San Francisco’s most innovative companies.
We partner with AI-driven businesses across industries to provide cutting-edge AI recruitment solutions, ensuring they secure the best talent in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data-centric AI.
Our consultants are experts in AI engineering recruitment, offering in-depth market insights that they learn from staying up to date with trends and events, salary benchmarking, and guidance throughout the hiring process, including technical interviews, leadership assessments, and project management support for hiring managers.
With an extensive database of experienced engineers in San Francisco, we help companies fill key roles in platform engineering, technical leadership, and engineering excellence—critical for businesses leveraging generative AI applications and machine learning frameworks.
Whether you need professionals with systems hands-on expertise or those who understand technical direction for AI-driven projects, Harnham delivers the best talent.
If you need AI professionals with strong communication skills, practical skills, and coding assessment expertise, Harnham’s San Francisco AI recruitment team is ready to help.
DATA & AI RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING
HOW WE DO IT
At Harnham, our AI Engineering recruitment strategy aligns with the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, allowing companies to scale efficiently.
Our San Francisco AI recruitment team specializes in hiring:
AI Engineers – Experts in machine learning frameworks, data-centric AI, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions
Software Engineers – Skilled in integrating AI-driven solutions into existing technology systems Engineering Leaders & Technical Leaders – Professionals with strong prioritization skills, leadership assessments, and experience in platform engineering
We ensure our candidates demonstrate sound judgment, a crucial trait when making AI-driven business decisions. They also have experience working with external clients, helping organizations implement AI at scale.
We understand the importance of collaboration in AI projects. Our candidates excel in working within cross-functional product teams and the wider team, ensuring seamless AI adoption in your business operations.
Additionally, our focus on communication skills ensures that every hire is capable of articulating complex AI concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Looking for AI Engineers in San Francisco? Contact us to access our network of top-tier AI and Machine Learning professionals.
WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER SAN FRANCISCO DATA & AI RECRUITMENT AGENCIES?
At Harnham, our recruitment consultants bring deep industry expertise, specializing in AI-driven businesses, Google Cloud AI, and Generative AI solutions. Whether you're building AI infrastructure on Google Cloud or another platform, we ensure that we source candidates who seamlessly align with your tech stack.
We also provide real-time salary benchmarking for AI Engineers in San Francisco, helping companies offer competitive compensation. Our leadership assessments are designed to identify engineering leaders who can drive AI and machine learning innovation within your organization. Additionally, we streamline the technical hiring process, conducting thorough technical interviews, coding assessments, and project management evaluations to ensure only top-quality hires.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to helping businesses build diverse AI teams that foster innovation and success.
We believe AI hiring should be as innovative as the industry itself. Our decade of innovation in AI and data recruitment ensures we stay ahead of market trends, our consultants also stay up to date on locally relevant events, garnering insights to provide companies with top-tier candidates.
Our deep understanding of AI recruitment trends in San Francisco, combined with our engineering excellence, makes us the preferred choice for companies looking to hire AI Engineer Talent in San Francisco.
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LATEST SAN FRANCISCO
Data & AI JOBS
Harnham are a specialist Data & AI Recruitment business with teams that only focus on niche areas.
Staff AI Engineer
San Francisco
$200000 - $225000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentSan Francisco, California
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Staff AI Engineer – Agentic Solutions
Location: Onsite – San Francisco or Menlo Park
Compensation: Base to $225,000 + Bonus + RSUs (Total ~ $400,000 annually)
Role Overview
Seeking a Staff-level AI Engineer to lead a high-impact team building and deploying agentic AI solutions at scale across a major financial services institution. This role is responsible for reducing operational costs across millions of transactions by architecting and implementing robust, enterprise-grade agentic systems in the cloud. The solutions built will touch every division and business line, demanding technical rigor and innovative problem-solving.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of agentic AI applications across multiple cloud environments and business units
- Build production-grade, scalable solutions handling millions of transactions daily in a highly regulated, large-scale FS context
- Deploy and fine-tune Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic architectures for enterprise-wide, customer-facing use cases
- Partner with business stakeholders and engineering leaders to translate enterprise objectives into lasting, measurable value
- Drive end-to-end AI project development: definition, proof-of-value, robust engineering, deployment, and enterprise integration
- Mentor and guide a technical team focused on blending ML science and software engineering for scalable, real-world impact
- Ensure AI systems meet stringent regulatory, security, and compliance standards inherent to the financial industry
- Contribute to the vision for next-generation, cost-reducing AI solutions that accelerate innovation across the firm
Requirements
- 8+ years’ professional experience developing and delivering large-scale AI/ML solutions in a commercial setting, preferably within a MAANG, leading fintech, or high-velocity unicorn startup
- Expertise deploying LLMs and intelligent agents in production for enterprise/customer-facing use
- Strong blend of applied machine learning, MLOps, and software engineering
- Experience architecting and supporting cloud-native, agentic solutions in highly complex, high-transaction environments
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional and business-facing teams, translating sophisticated AI techniques into clear business outcomes
- Applied experience (not just theoretical or publication-focused) in quantitative investment workflows, such as equities, fixed income, or multi-asset strategies, is a major plus
Nice to Haves
- Familiarity with the regulatory and compliance landscape of financial services AI deployment
- Experience building products for large-scale, consumer-facing environments
- Hybrid background in both applied research (not solely academic) and hands-on engineering
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Thanks to Harnham, I am now in a role that suits me. My recruiter was able to quickly identify the skills I had to offer and match me up with his client. It was a win-win for everyone. I was given great advice throughout the process, and I also appreciated the follow-ups that I received.
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The team at Harnham have been outstanding in helping our company build a market-leading data science team. Harnham’s communication is great, and the recruiter’s take a consultative approach that’s really focused on provided value for both their clients and their candidates. They provide strong candidates that help us fill our roles with high achievers who are also a great fit for our culture.
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Candidate – Senior Data Engineer
I've been a Senior Data Engineer for about 4-5 years and Harnham is one of the best recruitment agencies I worked with. There was a time when my offer fell through and the recruiter I was working with at Harnham jumped in to the rescue and scheduled interviews for me within a couple of days. Really good agency and some great people.
