Senior AI Engineer — Production-Ready AI Systems

The Phoenix Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Phoenix Group is seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer in San Francisco to design and deliver intelligent applications that run in production. You will own projects from concept through deployment, collaborating with technical teams and business partners to create scalable, reliable AI-powered solutions.

As a senior individual contributor, you will drive architecture decisions, implement AI workflows on Azure, and lead robust testing and deployment strategies to ensure high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying production software applications.
• Strong foundation in software engineering principles, OOP, architecture, algorithms, and testing.
• Professional development with Python, C#, .NET, and front-end tech like TypeScript and React.
• Experience operating production apps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, observability, and incident management.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI or LLM solutions in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Azure AI services; cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud are valuable.
• Ability to translate loosely defined business objectives into practical technical solutions.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities with high-quality delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete software development lifecycle for AI initiatives, including requirements discovery, architecture, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing enhancement.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand workflows, identify automation opportunities, and implement AI-driven solutions that improve efficiency.
• Design and develop intelligent agent-based applications using orchestration frameworks, memory management, retrieval, tool integration, and governance controls.
• Develop secure APIs, backend services, and user interfaces enabling reliable adoption of AI capabilities.
• Deploy and support AI workloads in Microsoft Azure, leveraging Azure AI services and related cloud technologies.
• Establish testing strategies, evaluation frameworks, and performance metrics to improve model quality and production reliability.
• Troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and resolve production incidents involving AI services.
• Partner with security/compliance/infrastructure to meet governance and data protection standards.
• Produce architecture and deployment documentation; promote engineering best practices through code reviews and testing.

Skills

Python

C#

.NET

TypeScript

React

CI/CD

Software architecture

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure AI services

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

The Phoenix Group is seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer in San Francisco to design and deliver intelligent applications that run in production. You will own projects from concept through deployment, collaborating with technical teams and business partners to create scalable, reliable AI-powered solutions.

As a senior individual contributor, you will drive architecture decisions, implement AI workflows on Azure, and lead robust testing and deployment strategies to ensure high-quality