AI Engineer

Ford; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits package

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Ford in Carlsbad, CA is seeking an AI Engineer for an internship to transform vague tech requests into precise systems. The role offers mentorship, a robust benefits package, and schedules that bend around Carlsbad living.

Expect work on Python, Spark, and dbt with a team dedicated to reliability and scale. We value collaboration, clear communication, and a learner's pace to keep up with shifting requirements.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years building expertise within the technology space.
• Experience thriving in a collaborative, deadline-driven setting like Ford.
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal.

Responsibilities

• Profile Apache Spark memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Carlsbad nodes
• Carry a documentation-first dbt feature through code freeze without breaking Ford stability
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Ford's growing user base
• Decode the undocumented Conflict Resolution service nobody at Ford remembers writing
• Guard the Python codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Build Active Listening self-service tools so Carlsbad teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Sketch the Conflict Resolution architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing
• Lead Python design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Carlsbad, CA builds them

Skills

Python

Communication

Collaboration

Leadership

Experience 6+ years

Tools

Apache Spark

dbt

Conflict Resolution tools

Job description

We need an AI Engineer who can take a vague technology request and return a craft-obsessed system that does exactly, and only, what was asked. Weigh it however you like — the math still lands at $122,000 - $187,000, internship hours, and a team at Ford worth joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Profile Apache Spark memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Carlsbad nodes
• Carry a documentation-first dbt feature through code freeze without breaking Ford stability
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Ford's growing user base
• Decode the undocumented Conflict Resolution service nobody at Ford remembers writing
• Guard the Python codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Build Active Listening self-service tools so Carlsbad teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Sketch the Conflict Resolution architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing
• Lead Python design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Carlsbad, CA builds them

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with Conflict Resolution and related tools or frameworks
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• Experience thriving in a collaborative, deadline-driven setting like Ford
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• At least 6 years building expertise within the technology space
• Familiarity with the Carlsbad market and local technology landscape

Ford keeps technology systems running for clients who never think about them, which is the documentation-first Carlsbad, CA point. Our Carlsbad office runs on mutual respect, low ego, and a genuine willingness to help.

We do not just dangle $122,000 - $187,000; we back it with mentorship, a real benefits suite, and schedules that bend around Carlsbad, CA living.

Right now the AI Engineer listing in Carlsbad, CA is live and looking.

This internship opening in Carlsbad is built for someone like you, so don't let it pass.