Senior AI Engineer & Platform Lead

Elio; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Job summary

Elio seeks a Senior AI Engineer to bridge AI research and production software within our San Mateo office. You will lead software engineering efforts in the AI and Data Science team, shaping architecture, CI/CD, testing, and deployment for production‑quality AI systems.

You will collaborate with AI researchers to transform prototypes into scalable, maintainable software, mentor juniors, and help advance Elio's adaptive sensing platform in a fast‑paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience developing AI or machine learning systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system architecture, object-oriented design, testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Expert-level Python programming skills and experience with PyTorch and modern machine learning frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively alongside AI researchers and cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software engineering efforts within the AI and Data Science team.
• Design, develop, and maintain production-quality AI infrastructure, libraries, and services.
• Collaborate closely with AI researchers to transform research prototypes into scalable, maintainable, and reusable software.
• Define and promote software engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, documentation, version control, CI/CD, and coding standards.
• Build robust data processing, model training, evaluation, and deployment pipelines.
• Optimize AI systems for performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Partner with software, infrastructure, and product teams to integrate AI capabilities into Elio's platform.
• Mentor team members on software engineering principles and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
• Evaluate and introduce modern AI development tools, frameworks, and infrastructure that improve team productivity.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

AI/ML systems

System design

Testing & debugging

Performance optimization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Elio seeks a Senior AI Engineer to bridge AI research and production software within our San Mateo office. You will lead software engineering efforts in the AI and Data Science team, shaping architecture, CI/CD, testing, and deployment for production‑quality AI systems.

You will collaborate with AI researchers to transform prototypes into scalable, maintainable software, mentor juniors, and help advance Elio's adaptive sensing platform in a fast‑paced startup environment.