Staff Applied AI Engineer

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. Own the AI opportunity across an entire business domain, mapping workflows and sizing opportunities .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • United StatesLead💰 $165,848 - $269,259 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and building AI-powered solutions, with a focus on production-grade applications and measurable business outcomes. Proficient in managing workflows, mentoring engineers, and influencing platform choices within a business domain.

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AI Model FluencyProduction Application DevelopmentArchitecting Agent SystemsBusiness Domain OwnershipStrong Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

AI FrameworksApplication EngineeringFrontend APIsBackend SystemsScalabilitySecurityReliabilityLatencyState ManagementMeasurable Business Outcomes

Soft Skills

MentorshipInfluencingTrust BuildingActive LearningCommunication

Tools & Technologies

ClaudeOpenAIOrchestration PlatformEvaluation HarnessesWorkflow Patterns

Certifications & Qualifications

Legal Authorization to Work in the United States

Industry Keywords

AI SolutionsAgent SystemsBusiness DomainPortfolio ManagementEnd-to-End Solutions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the AI opportunity across an entire business domain, mapping workflows and sizing opportunities
Decide what to build, in what order, and why
Personally build the first, riskiest, or most technically demanding AI use cases from prototype through production, adoption, and measured impact
Extract reusable connectors, evaluation harnesses, and workflow patterns from successful builds
Define success metrics and prove cumulative portfolio value to domain leadership
Design agents with traces, evaluations, and human-in-the-loop gates for evidence-based autonomy
Use Claude, OpenAI, and the company’s orchestration platform daily
Influence platform choices through expertise in models, harnesses, and tooling
Build trust with function leaders, secure sponsorship, and manage competing priorities
Review designs and code, unblock engineers, interview candidates, and mentor team members
Design and implement production-grade applications around agents and AI workflows
Report to the Head of Applied AI

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven ownership of a business domain, program, or product area at portfolio scope
Shipped multiple end-to-end agentic or AI-powered solutions to real users in more than one context
Daily fluency with Claude, OpenAI, or similar AI models
Informed opinions about AI frameworks, evaluations, and orchestration
Ability to translate business problems into scoped, sequenced software portfolios
Ability to architect and build agent systems independently
Hands-on experience building and shipping production applications, preferably full-stack
Sound architectural judgment across frontend and backend systems
Strong application engineering across frontend APIs, state, latency, reliability, security, and scalability
Experience delivering measurable business outcomes
Track record of improving other engineers through review, mentorship, patterns, or tooling
Strong communication with operators, engineers, and executives
Active learning and awareness of current AI models, tools, and techniques
Legal authorization to work in the United States, validated through e-Verify

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Fertility assistance
Commuter assistance
Educational assistance benefits
Competitive 401k matching plan
Flexible time-off
Ten company paid holidays
Discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
Flexible schedules with varying shifts
Celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities