AI Engineer

NetBrain; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical/dental coverage

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

NetBrain, founded in 2004, is a no-code network automation leader seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design and build production-grade agent and RAG systems powering intelligent automation across our platform. This role combines hands-on engineering with system-level thinking, owning architecture, evaluation, scalability, observability and reliability in production.

You will design agent platform capabilities, retrieval and AI systems, and production reliability with guardrails and

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including building and deploying production-grade LLM, agent, or RAG systems.
• Strong Python skills; working proficiency in C# or C++; understanding of LLM security risks and evaluation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core agent platform capabilities (orchestration patterns, tool execution layers, memory/context management, guardrails).
• Design and implement RAG services, including hybrid retrieval, embeddings, citation behavior, and evaluation frameworks.
• Build automated evaluation and regression pipelines; establish observability (tracing, metrics, alerting) and optimize latency, throughput, and cost.
• Prototype and productionize emerging AI approaches (GraphRAG, knowledge graphs) and guide platform decisions.
• Diagnose and resolve complex AI system issues; lead system design through prototyping and benchmarking.

Skills

Python

C# or C++

LLM/AI systems

RAG design

LangChain/LangGraph

Observability

Education

BS in Computer Science / AI / Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

LlamaIndex

Job description

Founded in 2004, NetBrain is the leader in no-code network automation. Its ground-breaking Next-Gen platform provides IT operations teams with the ability to scale their hybrid multi-cloud connected networks by automating the processes associated with Diagnostic Troubleshooting, Outage Prevention and Protected Change Management. Today, over 2,500 of the world’s largest enterprises and managed services providers leverage NetBrain’s platform.

What We Need

We’re looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design and build production-grade agent and RAG systems that power intelligent, reliable automation across our platform. This role combines hands-on engineering with system-level thinking- owning everything from architecture and evaluation to scalability, observability, and reliability in production. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly from prototype to production, and brings a strong focus on quality, safety, and real-world impact.

What You’ll Do

Agent Platform & Architecture

• Design and build core agent platform capabilities, including orchestration patterns (e.g., ReAct, Plan-and-Execute), tool execution layers, memory/context management, and guardrails
• Develop reusable agent skills and a standardized tool ecosystem aligned with platform conventions
• Implement enterprise-grade controls for agent execution, including human-in-the-loop workflows, permissioning, and policy enforcement

Retrieval & AI Systems

• Design and implement RAG services, including hybrid retrieval, reranking, embeddings, and citation behavior
• Define evaluation frameworks and quality metrics to ensure grounded, reliable outputs

Production Engineering & Reliability

• Build automated evaluation and regression pipelines to maintain quality at scale
• Establish observability (tracing, metrics, alerting) and optimize systems for latency, throughput, and cost
• Define best practices and incident response processes to ensure production readiness

Applied Research & Technical Strategy

• Prototype and productionize emerging approaches (e.g., GraphRAG, knowledge graphs, MCP integrations)
• Evaluate AI frameworks and infrastructure (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, LlamaIndex) and guide platform decisions

Technical Execution

• Diagnose and resolve complex AI system issues (retrieval quality, hallucinations, prompt regressions, agent failures)
• Lead system design and drive technical decisions through hands-on prototyping and benchmarking

What You Bring

• BS in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including building and deploying production-grade LLM, agent, or RAG systems
• Proven track record of shipping and supporting AI-powered features in production
• Strong Python skills (API design, testing, error handling, environment management)
• Working proficiency in C# or C++
• Deep understanding of RAG system design and evaluation methodologies
• Experience building evaluation frameworks (test sets, metrics, regression pipelines)
• Understanding of LLM security risks (prompt injection, data leakage, agent misuse)
• Experience with graph databases, knowledge graphs, or GraphRAG preferred
• Experience designing human-in-the-loop systems and execution controls preferred
• Experience with agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, LlamaIndex)
• You are able and willing to commute to our Burlington, MA headquarters twice a week on a hybrid schedule
• Manual Dexterity: Repetitive motion of wrists, hands and fingers for using a computer.
• Stationary Tasks: Sitting for extended periods, remaining in a stationary position.

What We Offer

Our comprehensive compensation package is vital in how we recognize our people for the impact they make on us reaching our goals as a company.

For this role, the estimated base is $150,000 - $180,000 + Bonus. The actual salary may vary based on a range of factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.

The range listed above is a guideline and may be modified. People Experience offers a comprehensive benefits package in addition to cash compensation that includes but is not limited to 401k and medical/dental coverage.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

If you have a disability that prevents or limits your ability to use or access the site, or if you require any other accommodation in the application process due to a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation. To make a request, please contact our People Team at: [e-mail] and we will be happy to assist you.

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