Senior AI Engineer

Optivus Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Optivus Technologies seeks an experienced engineer to own client AI engagements from scoping to architecture, implementation, evaluation and handoff. You will lead production work involving retrieval-augmented generation, agent workflows, and automation for finance and operations, collaborating directly with the company founders.

You will scope client needs, design practical AI systems, deliver production LLM workflows, ensure observability, and coordinate seamless handoffs to clients or ongoing

Qualifications

• Five+ years of production engineering experience.
• Two+ years building or operating production LLM systems.
• Experience using Claude Code or Codex as primary development environment.

Responsibilities

• Scope client needs and translate them into practical AI system designs.
• Build and deliver production LLM systems, including retrieval and agent-based workflows.
• Evaluate system behavior and establish observability for deployed solutions.
• Coordinate delivery through handoff to clients or ongoing owners.

Skills

Production engineering

LLM systems

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Job description

Role overview

Own client AI engagements from early scoping through architecture, implementation, evaluation, observability, and handoff. You will lead production work involving retrieval-augmented generation, agent workflows, and automation for finance and operations, working directly with company founders.

Responsibilities

• Scope client needs and turn them into practical AI system designs.
• Build and deliver production LLM systems, including retrieval and agent-based workflows.
• Evaluate system behavior and establish observability for deployed solutions.
• Coordinate delivery through handoff to clients or ongoing owners.

Requirements

• At least five years of production engineering experience.
• At least two years building or operating production LLM systems.
• Use Claude Code or Codex as your primary development environment.