AI Engineer

Knight Frank; Independence (MO); Remote; USD 96,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Growth ladder

Flexible clock-in from Independence or

Job summary

Knight Frank seeks an AI Engineer in Independence, MO to transform vague tech tickets into crisp LightGBM acceptance criteria and own services end-to-end from Databricks schemas to on-call rotation.

You will decide when to buy Looker versus build it, enable LightGBM flagging for safe testing on Independence traffic, and drive production incident resolution across Vector DB-based apps while guiding the relocation from a legacy stack.

Qualifications

• Strong LightGBM implementation and tuning skills.
• Experience turning tickets into testable acceptance criteria.
• Proven ability to own services end-to-end (schema to on-call).
• Curious about Looker and data visualization decisions.

Responsibilities

• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable LightGBM acceptance criteria.
• Own a technology service end to end, from Databricks schema to on-call rotation.
• Decide when to buy Looker versus build it for Knight Frank's Independence, MO stack.
• Wire up LightGBM feature flags so Knight Frank can test on Independence traffic risk-free.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Vector Databases-based applications.
• Lead the A/B Testing migration that retires the legacy stack.

Skills

LightGBM

Looker

Data engineering

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Vector Databases

Looker

LightGBM

Job description

The AI Engineer we're hiring will inherit a technology codebase with good bones and a few skeletons; Knight Frank is honest about both. What sets the offer apart is trust — $96,000 - $134,000 and freelance hours are nice, but the technology ownership is the headline.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable LightGBM acceptance criteria
• Own a technology service end to end, from Databricks schema to on-call rotation
• Decide when to buy Looker versus build it for Knight Frank's Independence, MO stack
• Wire up LightGBM feature flags so Knight Frank can test on Independence traffic risk-free
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Vector Databases-based applications
• Lead the A/B Testing migration that finally retires Knight Frank's fun-loving legacy stack

What You'll Bring

• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• A MO work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Demonstrated knack for making the purpose-led feel manageable
• Real LightGBM chops, plus the Looker curiosity to keep growing

Founded in Independence, MO during a downturn, Knight Frank grew results-oriented and lean while flashier technology rivals burned out. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole Knight Frank team rows in the same direction.

Our $96,000 - $134,000 package travels with real mentorship, a growth ladder you can see, and the flexibility to clock in from Independence or home.

Your Stress Management story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be an AI Engineer role here.