AI Engineer (New York)

Edra; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic AI startup in New York is seeking experienced AI Engineers to develop complex LLM-based systems and contribute to building AI agents. Candidates should have 3+ years in AI, experience with agent-based systems, and the ability to tackle open-ended problems. Responsibilities include designing production systems, collaborating with enterprise customers, and enhancing knowledge management workflows. The company values unique backgrounds and encourages diverse applicants.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in AI and systems development.
• Experience building complex AI systems with depth.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team and customers.

Responsibilities

• Build and contribute to the core context learning library.
• Design and implement LLM-powered systems from concept to production.
• Work with customers to identify problems and prototype solutions.
• Build agentic features for knowledge management.
• Architect systems for complex AI orchestration.

Skills

Building LLM-based systems

Complex system design

Human-in-the-loop feedback

Agent-based system development

Strong communication skills

Job description

About Edra

Edra is solving one of the hardest problems in enterprise AI: AI models are generic but company processes are specific. We build AI agents that learn how processes actually run, and then run their operations.

We're a Series A startup, backed by Sequoia and other leading VC firms, and we're growing our team in New York and London. We're a deeply technical team of engineers, AI researchers, and strategists with a high bar for talent and a shared belief that exceptional people are the foundation of everything great we'll build.

The Role

We're building a learning system that teaches AI agents how enterprises actually work. Our system ingests knowledge bases, conversations, tickets, and system logs, then produces written instructions that agents can execute–with confidence scoring to know when to automate and when to seek human input.

We're looking for AI Engineers who have built complex, production LLM-based systems. Whether you've scaled LLM workflows handling millions of requests, built multi-agent systems in production, or designed evaluation frameworks for enterprise deployments, we want people who bring intensity and self-direction to their craft. You'll work directly on our core learning library, ship features with real enterprise customers, and contribute back to the platform. The work spans continuous learning systems, agentic features, human-in-the-loop feedback loops, and agent orchestration.

What You'll Do

• Build and contribute to our core context learning library, implementing new learning capabilities with customers then generalizing them back into the platform
• Design and implement LLM-powered systems and agentic workflows from concept to production
• Work directly with enterprise customers to identify new problems, prototype solutions, and ship them to production
• Build agentic features for knowledge management–think agents that can edit, update, and maintain large knowledge bases autonomously
• Build reliability and confidence systems–evaluation frameworks, confidence scoring, and logic for when to automate vs. when to elevate to a human
• Architect async, scalable systems that handle complex AI orchestration
• Contribute to the direction of our AI strategy and product capabilities

What We’re Looking For

• You’ve built complex, production LLM-based systems with real depth–something with multiple layers of engineering decisions you can walk through in detail
• You’ve shipped something meaningful to production and can explain how it evolved
• You’re excited by open-ended problems where the solution might not exist yet
• You have experience with (or strong interest in) how systems learn and improve over time: human-in-the-loop feedback, prompt optimization and context engineering
• You have experience building agents and autonomous systems
• You can navigate between research papers and production code with equal comfort
• You have 3+ years of professional experience
• You’re a strong communicator who can clearly explain their work, both to teammates and to customers

Don’t meet all of the above traits? We’d still love to hear from you. We’re looking for exceptional people with unique skills and interests, and we know that great people have different backgrounds and skillsets.

Learn More About Edra

• Watch our Series A announcement video
• Read our blog post from our launch
• Learn more about what we're building

A Few Details

Edra is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Edra does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.