Applied AI Engineer: Architecting Autonomous Coding Agents

Orion Innovation

Edison (NJ)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 230,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Orion Innovation is seeking an exceptional, hands-on Applied AI Engineer to design and build agentic workflows that connect requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, code review, deployment, and maintenance. You will turn prototypes into reliable systems that engineering teams trust and use.

You’ll partner with engineering leaders, developers, and customers to identify high-value opportunities, ship working solutions, and measure impact.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in software engineering, applied AI, developer tooling, platform engineering, or technically intensive solutions engineering.

Responsibilities

Build agentic workflows that connect requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, code review, deployment, and maintenance.
Design and implement agentic workflows across the SDLC with clear ownership and approval points.
Engineer reliable agent execution, including context management, orchestration, and isolation for complex tasks.
Leverage AI coding tools to prototype, implement, debug, and refine systems.
Create demos and production-ready implementations that demonstrate value and enable adoption.
Develop benchmarks and evaluation harnesses to measure quality, latency, cost, and engineering effort.
Establish safety controls such as scoped permissions, secrets handling, and human review where needed.
Lead technical discovery and enablement sessions with engineering teams.