Senior AI Applications Engineer

Zof AI; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Zof AI in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior AI Applications Engineer to design, build, and ship production-quality AI features across the stack. On-site role requiring deep technical expertise, strong ownership, and the ability to work through ambiguity with speed and discipline.

You will collaborate with product and leadership to translate direction into working systems, mentor junior engineers, and push reliability and delivery discipline while leveraging modern AI tooling to increase velocity

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and ship production AI features.
• Experience building production systems.
• Strong AI tooling capability.
• Ability to work across the full stack.
• Strong judgment and ownership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment.
• Evidence of delivering high-quality technical work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship production-quality AI product features.
• Work across frontend, backend, data, infrastructure, and AI tooling as needed.
• Make strong architectural decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Use AI development tools to increase velocity while preserving quality.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to translate directions into systems.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and guidance.
• Improve engineering standards, reliability, and delivery discipline.
• Own important systems from concept through production.

Skills

Cross-stack development

Strong software engineering

Production systems

Ownership and judgment

Clear communication

Fast-moving environment

High-quality technical work

Ambiguity handling

Tools

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Node.js

Python

Prisma

Postgres

Job description

Zof AI is seeking a Senior AI Applications Engineer to help build advanced AI products and infrastructure. This role is for a highly capable engineer who can operate across the stack, work through ambiguity, make strong technical decisions, and build production-quality systems with speed and discipline. The ideal candidate is AI-native, deeply technical, and comfortable using modern AI tools to increase engineering velocity without compromising quality.

Engineering · Senior · Full-time · On-site · San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship production-quality AI product features.
• Work across frontend, backend, data, infrastructure, and AI tooling as needed.
• Make strong architectural decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Use AI development tools to increase velocity while maintaining quality.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to translate product direction into working systems.
• Mentor junior engineers through code review, technical guidance, and example-setting.
• Improve engineering standards, reliability, and delivery discipline.
• Own important systems from concept through production.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering foundation.
• Experience building production systems.
• Strong AI tooling capability.
• Ability to work across the stack.
• Strong judgment and ownership.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment.
• Evidence of building high-quality technical work.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI agents, LLMs, test automation, developer tools, quality systems, or infrastructure.
• Experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Prisma, Postgres, or similar technologies.
• Experience leading technical projects.
• Strong product intuition.

Strong AI capabilities required