AI Engineer

HP; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave (4-12 weeks)

Job summary

HP is launching a Strategic Technology Accelerator to rapidly prototype and validate next-generation AI-enabled product experiences. This role focuses on turning opportunities into working prototypes and providing production-ready architectural guidance for future HP products across devices, cloud, and local inference.

You will design, build, and validate AI proof-of-concepts, evaluate architectural options, and partner with engineering and leadership to define requirements and direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong software design, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience building prototypes, proof-of-concept solutions, or early-stage product capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and validate applied AI proof-of-concepts for the Strategic Technology Accelerator.
• Build AI-enabled prototypes using LLMs, agents, RAG, tool-calling, local inference, and cloud model APIs.
• Evaluate architectural alternatives, documenting technical tradeoffs, performance, and scalability considerations.
• Partner with engineering, product, and technical leadership to refine requirements and align technical direction.
• Develop reusable software components and integration patterns that can transition from prototype to production.
• Create technical documentation, implementation guides, and design recommendations.
• Present technical findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

C++

Prototype development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Job description

Description -

The Opportunity

We are launching a Strategic Technology Accelerator, a fast-cycle innovation engine within HP's Strategy & Transformation organization. This team partners closely with GBUs, TIO incubation teams, and Strategic Alliances to rapidly explore, validate, and scale next-generation product experiences.

Role Summary

Design, develop, and validate the STAR proof of concept (POC). This role focuses on rapidly prototyping new capabilities, evaluating technical approaches, and producing production-ready architectural recommendations that inform future product development.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and validate applied AI proof-of-concepts for the Strategic Technology Accelerator. This role turns ambiguous product opportunities into working prototypes, evaluation evidence, architectural recommendations, and reusable technical patterns that can inform HP product roadmaps across device, cloud, and local inference experiences.
• Build AI-enabled prototypes using LLMs, agents, RAG, tool-calling, local inference, and cloud model APIs.
• Evaluate architectural alternatives, documenting technical tradeoffs, performance, and scalability considerations.
• Partner with engineering, product, and technical leadership to refine requirements and align technical direction.
• Develop reusable software components and integration patterns that can transition from prototype to production.
• Create technical documentation, implementation guides, and design recommendations.
• Present technical findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong software engineering experience in Python, TypeScript, C++, or similar languages; ability to choose the right tool for prototype speed and production viability.
• Experience building prototypes, proof-of-concept solutions, or early-stage product capabilities.
• Strong software design, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience working on early-stage innovation or incubation projects.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled applications or intelligent software systems.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and translating prototypes into production architectures.

Core Competencies

• Rapid Prototyping
• Software Architecture & Design
• Technical Evaluation
• System Design
• Software Engineering Excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Salary

The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $230,850 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job -

Software

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

Relocation -

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