Applied AI Engineer — Production AI Systems

United States Digital Space LLC; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision & Dental

401(k) retirement plan

Stock options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Company shuttle to Redmond office

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an Applications Software Engineer, Applied AI to design, evaluate, deploy, and integrate modern AI systems powering Starlink-related production tools. You will own end-to-end AI capabilities from prototype to production and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on AI deployment, production systems, and responsible deployment in a fast-paced environment, onsite at Redmond, WA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development
• Hands-on experience evaluating, deploying, and integrating AI models into production systems
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end AI products or AI-powered features
• Experience building production evaluation systems (LLM-as-judge, eval harnesses, A/B testing) and AI observability/monitoring

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across the company, including AI-powered applications that accelerate production, flight, and Starlink operations
• Create new applications that improve how the company operates by incorporating modern large language models, agentic systems, and other AI capabilities
• Own the full lifecycle of Applied AI systems: design, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration from prototype to production
• Deep dive into users’ problems to uncover high‑leverage AI opportunities and deliver efficient, production‑grade solutions
• Architect production systems for agentic workflows, tool‑use, multi‑agent orchestration, advanced retrieval, and long‑context applications that prioritize reliability, safety, and responsible deployment
• Build and maintain rigorous evaluation frameworks (LLM‑as‑judge, automated benchmarks, online evaluation) and production observability/monitoring for AI quality, safety, latency, and cost
• Stay at the frontier of LLM techniques and rapidly incorporate emerging best practices into production systems across the company programs

Skills

AI systems

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

React

Angular

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

React/Angular

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an Applications Software Engineer, Applied AI to design, evaluate, deploy, and integrate modern AI systems powering Starlink-related production tools. You will own end-to-end AI capabilities from prototype to production and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on AI deployment, production systems, and responsible deployment in a fast-paced environment, onsite at Redmond, WA.