Junior AI Engineer

AJAIA; New York (NY); Remote; USD 9,000 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development

Paid time off

Job summary

Ajaia is hiring a Junior AI Engineer to build and ship AI-enabled software across client engagements and internal products, with guidance from senior engineers.

You will take scoped tasks, write working code for web interfaces, backend services, LLM integrations, and AI-driven workflows, growing into larger pieces of work over time.

The role is fully remote with ET hours, offering compensation, remote flexibility, professional development opportunities, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of professional experience or a strong portfolio of shipped projects.
• Working knowledge of a modern frontend framework such as React/Next.js and a backend language such as Python or Node.js.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs, SQL databases, and authentication.
• Hands-on experience calling a large language model API (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) in a project.
• Comfortable with Git and GitHub for daily collaboration.
• Clear written and spoken English with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Active daily use of AI tools for coding, debugging, and learning.
• Ability to check AI-generated code for correctness rather than accepting it as-is.
• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and improve quickly.

Responsibilities

• Build and fix frontend and backend features for AI-enabled applications under guidance.
• Help integrate large language model APIs, prompts, and simple AI workflows into products.
• Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Work with APIs, databases, and cloud deployments on well-defined tasks.
• Use AI tools daily for coding support, debugging, research, test generation, and documentation.
• Ask clarifying questions early and raise blockers quickly.
• Keep documentation, tickets, and status updates current.
• Learn the team's engineering patterns and apply them consistently.

Skills

React/Next.js

Python/Node.js

REST APIs

SQL databases

Git/GitHub

English fluency

AI tooling

Job description

About the Company

Ajaia is a rapidly growing AI consultancy and product studio dedicated to helping organizations move from experimentation to real results. We operate across four core pillars: AI Strategy and Advisory, AI Engineering and Automation, Workforce Training and Enablement, and Custom Product Development.

In addition to client services, Ajaia builds proprietary AI products, copilots, and vertical solutions that solve high-value industry problems. This dual model allows us to translate hands-on implementation experience into scalable products while continuously refining our approach through real-world deployment.

Our operating model combines deep technical execution with practical change management, enabling enterprises to deploy secure, compliant, and high-impact solutions that drive measurable operational value. From executive roadmapping to production-ready systems and workforce upskilling, Ajaia embeds intelligent tools directly into the workflows that matter most.

Mission: Help organizations win the AI moment.

Position Overview

As a Junior AI Engineer at Ajaia, you will build and ship AI-enabled software across client engagements and internal products, working alongside senior engineers who will review your work and help you grow.

You will take clearly scoped tasks, ask good questions, and deliver working code across web interfaces, backend services, LLM integrations, and AI-driven workflows. Over time, you will take on larger pieces of work with less guidance.

This is an individual contributor role for an early-career engineer who learns fast, cares about quality, and wants real production experience in applied AI.

Every role at Ajaia is AI-forward. We expect engineers to use AI tools in daily workflows across research, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation. AI usage is a core execution capability, not optional tooling.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and fix frontend and backend features for AI-enabled applications, under the guidance of senior engineers.


• Help integrate large language model APIs, prompts, and simple AI workflows into products.


• Write clean, tested code and take part in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback.


• Work with APIs, databases, and cloud deployments on well-defined tasks.


• Use AI tools daily for coding support, debugging, research, test generation, and documentation.


• Ask clarifying questions early and raise blockers quickly.


• Keep documentation, tickets, and status updates current.


• Learn the team's engineering patterns and apply them consistently.

• 0–2 years of professional experience, or a strong portfolio of shipped projects (internships, freelance, open source, or personal projects count).


• Working knowledge of a modern frontend framework (such as React or Next.js) and a backend language (such as Python or Node.js).


• Basic understanding of REST APIs, SQL databases, and authentication.


• Some hands-on experience calling a large language model API (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini) in a project.


• Comfortable with Git and GitHub for daily collaboration.


• Clear written and spoken English with technical and non-technical colleagues.


• Active daily use of AI tools for coding, debugging, and learning.


• Ability to check AI-generated code for correctness instead of accepting it as is.


• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and improve quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• A project that uses retrieval (RAG), embeddings, or a simple AI agent.


• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform.


• Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL.

Schedule and Location

• This is a fully remote role within approved hiring locations, subject to Ajaia hiring and compliance requirements.


• Working schedule follows Eastern Time hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET, including holidays.

Technical Requirements

• Reliable wired internet connection with at least 100 Mbps speed.


• Computer or laptop with Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 processor or higher.


• Minimum 8 GB RAM and at least 128 GB available storage.


• Dual-monitor setup preferred.


• Windows 10 or macOS (latest version).


• 1080p webcam and working microphone.


• Backup solutions for power and internet interruptions.

• Compensation: USD 10,000 per year base salary + Performance Bonus


• Remote work with earned flexibility.


• Professional development opportunities.


• Paid time off.

Why Join Ajaia

You will start your career building real AI products that reach production, with senior engineers who will review your work and help you grow fast. You will see both client delivery and internal product work, and build the range that strong AI engineers need.

The environment rewards ownership, speed, and clarity rather than bureaucracy.

Experience the Ajaia difference. Let's build what's next.