AI Engineer

scalr; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 170.000 - 250.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

scalr is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join an elite Applied AI team in San Francisco. You’ll take advanced models from lab to production, owning the technical strategy and end-to-end delivery for enterprise customers.

You will architect agentic systems, deploy in cloud or hybrid environments, and work closely with research teams to tailor AI stacks for real-world deployments and scale across environments.

Qualifikationen

• Production-grade systems shipping experience.
• Experience deploying in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Hands-on with modern AI stacks (RAG, vector databases, agent orchestration).

Aufgaben

• Architect and build agentic systems with state-of-the-art models.
• Orchestrate LLM workflows and integrate with enterprise infra.
• Collaborate with research teams to tailor models for customers.
• Ship reliable systems across cloud, VPC, and on-prem.
• Help define the playbook for a growing FDE org.

Kenntnisse

Production systems

Python

TypeScript

Cloud environments

CI/CD

Self-starter

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Eval pipelines

Vector databases

Agent orchestration

Fine-tuning

RAG

Jobbeschreibung

I'm hiring on behalf of one of the most exciting names in frontier AI right now. A very well-funded research lab, with a founding team pulled from the biggest names in the field.

This is a chance to sit right at the edge where cutting-edge AI research meets real-world enterprise deployment.

Join the Applied AI team as a Forward Deployed Engineer. You'll work hands-on with enterprise customers to take advanced models out of the lab and into production, owning the technical strategy and delivery end-to-end.

What you'll be doing:

• Architecting and building agentic systems with state-of-the-art models
• Orchestrating LLM workflows and integrating with complex enterprise infrastructure
• Working alongside research teams to tailor models to customer needs
• Shipping reliable systems across cloud, VPC and on-prem environments
• Helping write the playbook for a growing FDE org from the ground up

What makes you a fit:

• Strong engineering background shipping production systems (Python, TypeScript)
• Comfortable deploying in cloud/hybrid environments (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
• Hands-on with modern AI stacks: RAG, vector databases, agent orchestration, evals, fine-tuning
• A genuine self-starter who thrives in fast-moving, high-ownership environments