Full-Stack AI Engineer

New York University Tisch School of the Arts

. Design, build, and maintain user-facing applications, backend services, and interactive capabilities powering artificial intelligence across New York University .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $170,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in full-stack software development, focusing on building user-facing applications and backend services for artificial intelligence. Proficient in modern frontend frameworks, backend API development, and ensuring web application accessibility and security standards.

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Full-Stack Software DevelopmentFrontend Frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue.js)Backend API Development (Python, Node.js)Web Security FundamentalsProduction Web Applications at Scale

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML5CSS3Python (FastAPI, Flask)Node.jsRESTful API DesignGraphQL API DesignAutomated Testing FrameworksDocker

Tools & Technologies

GitCORSCSRFJWTOAuth2OIDCLLM APIsWebSocketRelational DatabasesDocument Stores

Industry Keywords

Higher EducationDigital Product DevelopmentEnterprise AIAccessibility Standards (WCAG 2.1 AA)Administrative Control Portals

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerFlaskGraphQLJavaScriptMicroservicesNext.jsNode.jsPythonReactTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain user-facing applications, backend services, and interactive capabilities powering artificial intelligence across New York University
Develop and maintain the core software foundation for NYU's enterprise AI web applications and user experiences
Build frontend interfaces, server-side APIs, IAM integrations, foundation model interactions, user-facing features, and administrative governance tooling
Translate product vision and AI architecture into production-ready, accessible, and intuitive web applications
Design, write, and maintain production code across client-side and server-side stacks
Follow organizational architectural patterns and institutional security and technology standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Web Development, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3+ years of progressive experience in full-stack software development, web application engineering, or digital product development
Proven experience delivering production web applications at scale
Mastery of modern frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue.js
Proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and state management libraries
Strong expertise building backend APIs and server-side microservices using Python (FastAPI, Flask) and/or Node.js/TypeScript
Practical experience integrating LLM APIs, building streaming HTTP/WebSocket endpoints, prompt execution frameworks, and RAG applications
Understanding of web security fundamentals, CORS, CSRF, JWT, OAuth2, OIDC, and enterprise SSO integrations
Experience with relational databases, document stores, vector databases, and caching mechanisms
Understanding of modern interaction design, responsive UI development, and WCAG 2.1 AA / ADA accessibility standards
Strong foundation in Git, RESTful and GraphQL API design, automated testing frameworks, and Docker
Preferred: experience building or customizing enterprise LLM chat applications or workplace AI assistants
Preferred: experience developing administrative control portals, usage monitoring dashboards, or token/cost management UIs
Preferred: experience delivering digital products or web applications within higher education, research, or complex enterprise institutions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base salary of USD $170,000.00 to USD $190,000.00 annually
NYU green campus and carbon-neutrality initiatives
Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination commitment