Early-Career AI Platform Engineer

Brivo; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-person collaboration

Premium onsite experience

401k with company match

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Brivo is seeking an engineer to join the team building its AI platform for access control and video systems in Bethesda. You’ll write production code from day one, learn how large-scale systems are built, and grow with mentors through design reviews and production work.

You will contribute to LLM features, safety guardrails, and tools, with exposure to AWS, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, and Redis, in a fast-paced environment. This hands-on role emphasizes code quality and collaboration.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid programming fundamentals in at least one modern language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or similar).
• University project, capstone, internship, or personal project involving AI/LLMs (e.g., chatbot, agent, or RAG app).
• Foundational understanding of generative AI / LLM concepts—prompting, tool/function calls, and how models are used in apps.
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and basic SQL.
• Comfort with Git and collaborative workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication and eagerness to learn.
• Hands-on experience with an LLM provider API or agent framework (e.g., LangChain).
• Exposure to AWS, Docker/containers, or CI/CD pipelines.
• Awareness of AI safety concerns—prompt injection, data leakage, hallucinations.

Responsibilities

• Write production code in Node.js/TypeScript and Express with mentorship from senior engineers.
• Contribute to LLM and generative AI features—prompt logic, tool calling, and agent workflows, at scale.
• Help build AI safety guardrails and tooling for AI agents interacting with platform.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions, documenting decisions and improving quality.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests; troubleshoot in dev and production.
• Work in an Agile team with PMs, designers, and QA to deliver features.
• Learn AWS, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, Redis, and grow to own components.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Java

Data structures

Algorithms

Web/API services

Git

Communication

Education

BS in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Bootcamp / self-taught / practical experience

Tools

Node.js

Express

REST API

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

Brivo is seeking an engineer to join the team building its AI platform for access control and video systems in Bethesda. You’ll write production code from day one, learn how large-scale systems are built, and grow with mentors through design reviews and production work.

You will contribute to LLM features, safety guardrails, and tools, with exposure to AWS, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, and Redis, in a fast-paced environment. This hands-on role emphasizes code quality and collaboration.