AI Engineer: Generative AI & Scalable Backend Systems

Motion Recruitment; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Vacation time

Exposure to emerging AI technologies

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is hiring an AI Engineer to design and ship production-grade generative AI and backend systems from a hybrid location near Boston. The role blends backend engineering, cloud-native development, and generative AI with a focus on production readiness and measurable business impact.

You will own architecture, deployment, monitoring, and optimization of AI-powered applications while collaborating across teams to scale solutions in production.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience deploying machine learning or LLM-powered solutions in production environments.
• Experience building APIs, services, and scalable distributed applications.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and modern software architecture.
• Experience monitoring, evaluating, and improving AI system performance.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• 80% Hands-On Development across backend services and AI components.
• 10% Cross-Functional Collaboration with product/engineering teams.
• 10% Technical Planning & Design for scalable architectures.
• Architect and optimize AI-powered applications for production use.
• Drive shipping of reliable and observable AI features.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

LLM in production

APIs & distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

AI system monitoring

Analytical mindset

Communication

Job description

Motion Recruitment is hiring an AI Engineer to design and ship production-grade generative AI and backend systems from a hybrid location near Boston. The role blends backend engineering, cloud-native development, and generative AI with a focus on production readiness and measurable business impact.

You will own architecture, deployment, monitoring, and optimization of AI-powered applications while collaborating across teams to scale solutions in production.