Remote AI Engineer II — Build Production AI Tools

Proofpoint; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking an AI Engineer II to design and ship internal AI-powered tools end-to-end. You'll own AI-powered applications, workflow automations, and integrations from concept through production, evaluating and integrating new AI capabilities as you go.

This is a hands-on building role you'll write production code, not just prototype it, while partnering with business stakeholders and growing into fuller ownership at the next level.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of hands-on experience building software, data products, or AI-powered tools.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with data analysis, app development, and ML workflows.
• Hands-on experience with ML and statistical modeling (regression, classification, feature engineering).
• Experience with large structured datasets using Snowflake or comparable cloud data platforms.
• Experience developing or integrating REST APIs and backend services using FastAPI or similar.
• Proven ability to ship functional tools to real users and measure performance.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build internal AI-powered tools and web applications end-to-end, including front-end, back-end, data, API, and LLM/AI integrations.
• Own AI applications, workflow automations, and systems integrations from requirements gathering to production deployment.
• Partner with Sales Operations, Revenue Analytics, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions.
• Evaluate and integrate new AI models, APIs, frameworks, and approaches based on business needs and feasibility.
• Develop production-quality applications with testing, documentation, monitoring, and maintainability; improve post-launch based on feedback.

Skills

Python

SQL

ML workflows

REST APIs

FastAPI

Web development

LLMs

Tooling integration

Tools

Snowflake

React

TypeScript

Docker

AWS

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking an AI Engineer II to design and ship internal AI-powered tools end-to-end. You'll own AI-powered applications, workflow automations, and integrations from concept through production, evaluating and integrating new AI capabilities as you go.

This is a hands-on building role you'll write production code, not just prototype it, while partnering with business stakeholders and growing into fuller ownership at the next level.