AI Engineer — Hybrid Remote for EdTech AI

Imagine Learning, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401k match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Maternity/family benefits

Work from home

Job summary

Imagine Learning, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to join a small, entrepreneurial R&D team in Boston.

You will prototype AI applications, work with model APIs, and collaborate with product and research colleagues to push education technology forward. The role requires 5+ years of software or ML engineering, strong Python or TypeScript skills, and experience building LLM apps with tool use, retrieval, and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on experience building LLM applications with tool use, retrieval, and evaluation.
• Strong Python or TypeScript skills with APIs and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Prototype AI applications and agentic workflows using model APIs and tool calling.
• Evaluate models and architectures for each use case and apply fine-tuning when beneficial.
• Build evaluation datasets, automated checks, and human review workflows for quality and robustness.
• Diagnose failures with traces and error analysis; improve grounding and resilience.
• Design sandboxed execution with least-privilege access and secure tools.
• Test prompt injection, data leakage, and unintended actions; ensure auditable execution.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

APIs

Cloud services

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

LangChain

Deep Agents

OpenClaw

Hermes

Job description

Imagine Learning, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to join a small, entrepreneurial R&D team in Boston.

You will prototype AI applications, work with model APIs, and collaborate with product and research colleagues to push education technology forward. The role requires 5+ years of software or ML engineering, strong Python or TypeScript skills, and experience building LLM apps with tool use, retrieval, and evaluation.