AI Product Engineer

Samba TV; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

A leading technology company in San Francisco is seeking an AI Agent Developer to build and deploy production-level AI systems. In this role, you will partner with teams, optimize models, and design intelligent workflows. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AI agents, deep knowledge of LLM functionalities, and excellent communication skills. A collaborative mindset and proficiency with tools like Claude Code and Cursor are essential. This position supports a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health insurance and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• You’ve built AI agents and shipped them to production.
• You’ve deployed agents in cloud environments.
• Experience with advanced agent patterns or multi-agent systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI agents using modern SDKs.
• Partner with internal teams to identify automation opportunities.
• Optimize LLM costs and performance through prompt engineering.

Skills

Experience building AI agents

Cloud deployment knowledge

Critical thinking about LLMs

Strong product sense

Communication skills

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Samba TV tracks streaming and broadcast video across the world with our proprietary data and technology. We are on a mission to fundamentally transform the viewing experience for everyone. Our data enables media companies to connect with audiences for new shows and movies, and enables advertisers to engage viewers and measure reach across all their devices. We have an amazing story with a unique perspective on culture formed by a global footprint of data and AI-driven insights.

Join our AI Task Force to build production AI systems that improve how we develop software and work with data. You’ll design and ship autonomous agents, tool harnesses, and intelligent workflows that solve real problems for our teams.

A core part of this role is working closely with internal teams—understanding their workflows, identifying where agents can help, and building solutions tailored to their needs. You’ll need to think critically about how LLMs actually work, what they’re good at, and where they fall short.

Our team builds with Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI-assisted development tools daily—you should be deeply comfortable in these environments and excited to push them further.

Samba TV tracks streaming and broadcast video across the world with our proprietary data and technology. We are on a mission to fundamentally transform the viewing experience for everyone. Our data enables media companies to connect with audiences for new shows and movies, and enables advertisers to engage viewers and measure reach across all their devices. We have an amazing story with a unique perspective on culture formed by a global footprint of data and AI-driven insights.

Join our AI Task Force to build production AI systems that improve how we develop software and work with data. You’ll design and ship autonomous agents, tool harnesses, and intelligent workflows that solve real problems for our teams.

A core part of this role is working closely with internal teams—understanding their workflows, identifying where agents can help, and building solutions tailored to their needs. You’ll need to think critically about how LLMs actually work, what they’re good at, and where they fall short.

Our team builds with Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI-assisted development tools daily—you should be deeply comfortable in these environments and excited to push them further.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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  Build and deploy AI agents using modern agent SDKs (Claude, OpenAI, or similar) with custom tools and function calling

  
  


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  Design and build tool harnesses and execution environments for agents—both on desktop (local CLI, IDE integrations) and in the cloud (containerized, API-driven)

  
  


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  Partner with internal teams across the organization to understand their workflows, identify automation opportunities, and build agents tailored to their use cases

  
  


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  Think critically about LLM capabilities and limitations—understand the differences between models, when to use which, and how to get the best results from each

  
  


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  Develop context engineering strategies—understanding how to give LLMs the right information at the right time within token limits

  
  


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  Build and maintain custom tool libraries that agents can use to interact with internal systems, APIs, and data sources

  
  


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  Deploy and manage agents in cloud environments with proper monitoring, error handling, and cost controls

  
  


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  Optimize LLM costs and performance through prompt engineering, caching, and smart model selection

  
  

WHO YOU ARE

• You’ve built AI agents and shipped them to production—not just prototypes


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  You’ve deployed agents in cloud environments and dealt with the real-world challenges that come with it

  
  


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  You’ve built tools, harnesses, or scaffolding that agents use to accomplish tasks

  
  


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  You use Claude Code and Cursor daily—you’re deeply comfortable with AI-assisted development, including headless mode, multi-file editing, and MCP server integration

  
  


• You think critically about LLMs—you understand how they work under the hood, not just how to call an API


• You understand the differences between models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, open-source) and can reason about which to use for a given task


• You have strong product sense—you focus on what users actually need, not just what’s technically interesting


• You’re pragmatic—you ship 80% solutions quickly and iterate based on feedback


• You can sit with a non-technical team, understand their pain points, and translate that into an agent that actually helps


• You take ownership and drive things from idea to measurable impact


• You communicate clearly—you can explain complex AI systems to anyone in the company


• You stay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape and bring new ideas to the team


• You’re comfortable working across cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerized environments


• Experience with advanced agent patterns or multi-agent systems


• Experience building and configuring MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers


• Open-source contributions to AI/ML projects


• Familiarity with observability tools for LLM applications


• Media, ad tech, or streaming data domain knowledge

Samba TV is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.

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Samba TV expects to offer a base salary between $150,000 - $200,000 per year for roles to be performed in New York or California; actual base salary offered will depend on various factors, including but not limited to, location, experience, and performance. Base salary is just one component of Samba TV’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives. In addition, Samba provides health insurance, wellness offerings, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), and other employee benefits.