AI Engineer

Proven Recruiting, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Proven Recruiting, Inc. is hiring an AI Engineer for a hybrid role in Austin, TX. You will build AI-powered internal products that automate workflows, process documents and emails, and deploy AI copilots across teams.

The role emphasizes taking ideas from whiteboard to production with a focus on reliability and business impact. The ideal candidate has hands-on RAG and Agentic AI experience and a track record of integrating GPT, Claude, or similar LLMs into scalable backend systems.

Qualifications

• Built production AI applications from the ground up.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience designing scalable backend systems.
• Hands-on RAG and Agentic AI experience.
• Experience integrating GPT, Claude, or similar LLMs.
• A product mindset with usability and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Turn ideas from whiteboard to production.
• Build intelligent document and email processing systems.
• Develop workflow automation and AI copilots.
• Create RAG applications and agentic AI solutions.
• Integrate commercial LLMs into enterprise apps.

Skills

Production AI

Software fundamentals

Backend design

RAG/Agentic AI

LLM integration

Product mindset

Tools

GPT

Claude

Job description

Who We Are

We're building the next generation of AI-powered internal products that eliminate manual work and make employees more effective.

AI Engineer - Hybrid - Austin, TX

We're building the next generation of AI-powered internal products that eliminate manual work and make employees more effective.

We're not looking for someone to build demos or experiment with the latest models. We want an engineer who enjoys taking an idea from a whiteboard to production and can build software that people rely on every day.

If you've built AI products—not just AI features,we'd love to talk.

What You'll Build

• Intelligent document and email processing
• Workflow automation
• AI copilots for internal teams
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications
• Agentic AI solutions
• Enterprise AI integrations using commercial LLMs

The ideal person has

• Built production AI applications from the ground up.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience designing scalable backend systems.
• Hands-on RAG and Agentic AI experience.
• Experience integrating GPT, Claude, or similar LLMs.
• A product mindset with an eye toward usability and business impact.

What does this position pay?

Compensation is determined by several factors which may include skillset, experience level, and geographic location.

The expected range for this role is $65-78 per hour. Please note this range is an estimate, and actual pay may vary based on qualifications and experience.

Diversity Note

We actively support and promote people of various background from race, religion, gender to geographical area, university, lifestyle, and personality type. Proven recruiting is minority-owned, majority women and is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the community.