Ai Platform Engineer

Kelly Services; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Flexible PTO

401(k)

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking an AI Platform Engineer in Waltham, MA. This hybrid role focuses on designing, building, and scaling AI capabilities that power customer experiences and business workflows.

You will deploy LLM-based solutions, create scalable APIs, and own AI features end-to-end. You will collaborate with Product and Engineering to shape the future of AI-powered applications in a fast-growing tech environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend software engineering experience using Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
• 4+ years of experience deploying machine learning or large language model solutions into production environments.
• Experience building scalable APIs, backend services, and microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services, APIs, and microservices powering AI-driven applications.
• Integrate ML/LLM models into production environments with reliable deployment pipelines.
• Own AI features end-to-end from development to monitoring and optimization.
• Develop evaluation frameworks to measure AI quality and performance.
• Troubleshoot AI systems, model-serving infra, and supporting services.
• Collaborate with product and engineering on architecture and planning.
• Improve scalability, observability, and reliability across AI platforms.

Skills

Backend Dev

ML Deployment

API & Microservices

Cloud & Observability

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

$127000 - $220000

Job DescriptionA fast-growing technology company is seeking an AI Platform Engineer to help design, build, and scale next-generation AI capabilities that power customer-facing experiences and business-critical workflows.

This role is ideal for a strong software engineer with hands-on experience deploying AI solutions into production environments. You will work on real-time AI systems, backend services, and agentic workflows that leverage large language models (LLMs) and machine learning technologies to solve complex business challenges.

The team is looking for an engineer who can own solutions end-to-end, from architecture and development through deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. You'll partner closely with Product and Engineering teams while helping shape the future of AI-powered applications in a highly collaborative, innovation-driven environment.

Location:

Waltham, MA (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite per Week)

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Base Salary:

$127,000 - $220,000

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of backend software engineering experience using Python, Go, Java, or similar languages
• 4+ years of experience deploying machine learning or large language model solutions into production environments
• Experience building scalable APIs, backend services, and microservices architectures
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and observability
• Experience creating monitoring, evaluation, and performance frameworks for AI applications
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience building agentic AI systems and autonomous workflows
• Hands-on experience with modern LLM frameworks and model serving platforms
• Experience designing highly available, real-time application architectures
• Familiarity with MLOps, model lifecycle management, and AI governance practices
• Experience supporting AI applications after deployment and driving continuous optimization

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities: 100% Hands On

• Design and develop backend services, APIs, and microservices that power AI-driven applications and workflows
• Integrate machine learning and large language models into scalable production environments
• Own AI features throughout the full development lifecycle, including implementation, deployment, monitoring, and optimization
• Build evaluation frameworks that measure AI quality, reliability, and performance
• Troubleshoot issues across AI systems, model-serving infrastructure, backend applications, and supporting services
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams on architecture, system design, and technical planning initiatives
• Improve scalability, observability, performance, and reliability across AI platforms and services

The Offer

• Competitive base salary of $127,000 - $220,000
• Annual performance-based incentive opportunity
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI, LLM, and agentic workflow initiatives
• Significant ownership and influence over next-generation AI products

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)
• Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.