AI Engineer

ONEOK

. Design, build, and operate AI systems relied on by Operations .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $114,000 - $172,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate AI systems relied on by Operations
Develop, deploy, and maintain operations-critical AI systems, including agents, harnesses, tools, and evaluation pipelines
Ensure production AI systems meet reliability, latency, cost, and accuracy objectives
Develop numerical optimization, forecasting, computer vision, and anomaly detection capabilities when off-the-shelf AI is insufficient
Develop reusable code templates, agent skills, and function-calling patterns for Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Analysts
Design, tune, and evaluate purpose-built tools, function calls, and prompt templates
Develop custom user interfaces for operations workflows based on user requirements
Mentor Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Analysts in AI engineering practices, code quality, and system design
Establish and maintain the team's technical standard
Ensure AI systems meet ONEOK IT and security standards during production transition
Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers to advance prototypes into enterprise-grade products
Support AI Analysts with tooling and prompt optimization
Work with the Data Steward for reliable, contextualized data
Maintain close working relationships with IT and Security
Measure success through production system reliability, latency, unit cost, framework adoption, evaluation coverage, regression detection, and mentorship outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or another related field
Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience, including demonstrated production ownership of AI or ML systems
Extensive experience with LLM-based systems, including agent frameworks, tool use, evaluations, prompt engineering, and retrieval
Strong Python engineering skills
Familiarity with at least one of optimization, forecasting, or computer vision
Experience designing APIs, SDKs, or frameworks consumed by other engineers
Proven track record operating systems in production, including monitoring, incident response, and cost management
Skills in relational database design, including table structures, indexes, and primary/foreign key fields
Skills in using computers, office equipment, and applicable software
Ability to develop solutions to complicated issues using abstract thinking in new or complex situations
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines
Ability to read and interpret correspondence, reports, production statistics, cost analyses, contracts, accounting statements, income statements, ledgers, manuals, and legal documents
Ability to apply math, algebra, statistical, and volumetric methods
Ability to influence and facilitate discussions across teams and technologies
Ability to mentor less experienced personnel on complex technologies
Travel to other locations required
Applicable driver's license may be required if assigned a company vehicle
No licenses or certifications required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion
Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process
Company vehicle may be assigned based on tasks, requiring the applicable driver's license