AI Engineer II — Build Production AI Tools (Remote)

Proofpoint; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Wellbeing and volunteer days

Work from Anywhere option

Job summary

Proofpoint is hiring an AI Engineer II to design and ship internal AI-powered tools end-to-end. You will own AI-powered applications, workflow automations, and integrations from concept through production, collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

This hands-on role requires writing production code, strong Python/SQL skills, and experience with ML workflows, FastAPI, and cloud data platforms. Hybrid onsite work in Chicago, IL is supported.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years hands-on experience building software, data products, or AI-powered tools.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Hands-on ML workflows and model evaluation experience.
• Experience with Snowflake or comparable cloud data platforms.
• Experience developing REST APIs/backend services using FastAPI.

Responsibilities

• Design and build internal AI-powered tools and web applications end-to-end, including front-end, back-end, data, API, and LLM/AI integrations.
• Own AI applications, workflow automations, and systems integrations from requirements gathering and technical design through production deployment and iteration.
• Partner with Sales Operations, Revenue Analytics, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions.
• Evaluate and integrate new AI models, APIs, frameworks, and development approaches based on business needs and performance.
• Develop production-quality applications with testing, documentation, monitoring, and maintainability; address post-launch feedback.
• Build reusable AI capabilities, integrations, documentation, and development patterns across teams.
• Communicate technical concepts and tradeoffs to stakeholders and present work to cross-functional audiences.

Skills

Python

SQL

ML workflows

Ship real tools

Tools

FastAPI

React

TypeScript

Docker

AWS

Snowflake

Salesforce

Job description

Proofpoint is hiring an AI Engineer II to design and ship internal AI-powered tools end-to-end. You will own AI-powered applications, workflow automations, and integrations from concept through production, collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

This hands-on role requires writing production code, strong Python/SQL skills, and experience with ML workflows, FastAPI, and cloud data platforms. Hybrid onsite work in Chicago, IL is supported.