Senior AI Engineer

Focus20; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Job summary

Focus20 is seeking a highly skilled AI systems engineer to design, build, and operate production-grade agents and internal assistants for enterprise clients. You will define retrieval-augmented workflows, integrate client systems via MCP connections, and establish guardrails, observability, and escalation paths to ensure safe, autonomous operation.

The role emphasizes hands-on development with Claude Code, prioritizing production delivery and reliable performance across multiple enterprise

Qualifications

• Strong Python engineering skills.
• Experience building and shipping production AI systems, preferably beyond prototypes.
• Ability to design agent handoffs and operational safeguards for unsupervised systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship AI agents and internal assistant systems for client use.
• Build retrieval-augmented generation solutions for enterprise workflows.
• Integrate client systems through MCP connections.
• Define guardrails, evaluations and observability for deployed systems.
• Design escalation paths to hand work to a person when an agent should not continue autonomously.
• Use Claude Code in day-to-day engineering work and prioritize production delivery.

Skills

Python

Production AI systems

Safety guardrails design

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Role overview

Build and operate production AI agents, internal assistants and retrieval-augmented generation systems for enterprise clients. The work spans implementation and deployment, with a focus on safety controls, evaluation and monitoring that support reliable operation without constant human supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship AI agents and internal assistant systems for client use.
• Build retrieval-augmented generation solutions for enterprise workflows.
• Integrate client systems through MCP connections.
• Define guardrails, evaluations and observability for deployed systems.
• Design escalation paths that hand work to a person when an agent should not continue autonomously.
• Use Claude Code in day-to-day engineering work and prioritize production delivery.

Requirements

• Strong Python engineering skills.
• Experience building and shipping production AI systems, with a preference for implementation over prototypes.
• Ability to design agent handoffs and operational safeguards for systems used without continuous human oversight.

Benefits and work setup

Full-time role with remote options in India, Germany and the EU.