Senior AI Product Engineer I

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San Francisco / $166000 - $225000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$166000 - $225000

Location

LOCATION

San Francisco

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Senior AI Product Engineer

Overview

A high-growth software company is seeking a Senior AI Product Engineer to develop and deliver AI-powered product experiences. This role focuses on building customer-facing features that leverage large language models (LLMs), retrieval systems, and agent-based workflows to improve user productivity and decision-making.
You will work closely with AI specialists, product managers, and designers to transform AI capabilities into polished product experiences. The ideal candidate combines strong full-stack engineering expertise with practical AI development experience and excellent product instincts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain AI-powered product features across the full stack using modern web technologies.
  • Develop responsive user interfaces that support streaming responses, real-time interactions, and progressive AI-generated content.
  • Create backend services and APIs that integrate with AI models, orchestration frameworks, and supporting services.
  • Translate retrieval-based systems, autonomous workflows, and structured reasoning outputs into intuitive user experiences.
  • Collaborate with AI engineers to define interfaces, output schemas, and integration patterns.
  • Evaluate how AI-generated content performs in real-world usage and improve product experiences accordingly.
  • Build feedback mechanisms that capture user sentiment and AI output quality.
  • Establish observability and monitoring for AI features, including latency, adoption, engagement, and task completion metrics.
  • Implement automated testing strategies covering integration and end-to-end AI workflows.
  • Develop reusable components, patterns, and frameworks that accelerate future AI product development.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to technical and product design discussions.

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production applications.
  • 2+ years of experience developing AI-enabled product features.
  • Strong expertise in React and TypeScript.
  • Experience building highly interactive web applications that handle asynchronous and real-time data.
  • Solid backend development experience with Python, Node.js, and TypeScript.
  • Experience designing and consuming APIs that integrate with AI services.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM-based applications and prompt design techniques.
  • Practical understanding of:
    • Context management
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Structured outputs
    • AI evaluation and quality measurement frameworks
  • Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks and multi-step AI workflows.
  • Experience implementing streaming patterns such as Server-Sent Events (SSE), WebSockets, or similar real-time communication methods.
  • Strong product mindset with a focus on user experience and adoption.
  • Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in regulated, compliance-oriented, security-focused, governance, risk, or document-intensive business environments.
  • Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or comparable tool-integration approaches.
  • Experience troubleshooting retrieval quality and search relevance issues within AI applications.
  • Experience building annotation, review, or feedback tooling for AI systems.

Work Model / Location / Engagement Details

  • Hybrid work environment with a combination of in-office collaboration and flexible remote work days.
  • Full-time position.

Benefits Highlights

  • Equity participation.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement savings program and financial wellness benefits.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and family-building support programs.
  • Professional development and learning stipends.
  • Flexible paid time off and company holidays.

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