Senior Applied AI Engineer

Arcade Software, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Rich health/401(k) plans

Meeting-light culture

Remote stipend

Biannual retreats

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology company in San Francisco is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to push the boundaries of AI-driven interactive experiences. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, with expertise in LLM pipelines and application optimization. You will collaborate within a small team to create interactive demos, working primarily on-site on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The position offers competitive compensation between $130k and $265k, along with equity and generous perks including unlimited PTO and health benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software engineering and/or AI.
• Experience building and maintaining production systems.
• Ability to work with LLM pipelines and multimodal tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design and engineering to prototype and productionize AI capabilities.
• Work on advanced prompting strategies and dynamic model routing.
• Create intelligent, multimodal experiences for interactive demos.

Skills

Software engineering

AI experience

LLM pipeline management

Optimizing applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Typescript

React

Next.js

Job description

About Arcade

Arcade is a fast‑growing company based in San Francisco, helping teams create AI‑driven interactive product demos in minutes. With over 100,000 users, we’re driving leads, boosting product adoption, and transforming how products are showcased. Our team of about 20 is expanding, and we’re looking for builders excited to shape the future of product storytelling.

What You’ll Do ✨

We’re looking for product‑mindful AI Engineers excited to push the boundaries of AI. You’ll work across advanced prompting strategies, retrieval‑augmented generation, context orchestration, and dynamic model routing to create intelligent, multimodal experiences. Your work will power interactive demos as well as other rich media workflows that feel magical to end users. As part of a small, fast‑moving team, you’ll collaborate tightly with design and engineering to prototype novel capabilities and own them through to production.

Who You Are

First and foremost, you’re someone who enjoys building something from scratch and thrives in a highly autonomous environment. You’re ready to build, iterate, and ship at speed, and have experience working cross‑functionally to get stuff done. You care about creating beautiful (dare we say delightful) products, and your low ego means you’re ready to tackle whatever technical challenge the team is facing.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software engineering and/or AI.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience building and maintaining production systems within AI/LLM contexts.
• Ability to work with LLM pipelines, vector search, agent frameworks, and/or multimodal tools.
• Experience optimizing applications to perform at their best.

Nice to Have Skills: Typescript, Next.js; React; Experimentation; Security.

Why Arcade Might Be a Great Fit for You

• Be part of a small, highly technical team where engineers ship bold ideas end‑to‑end.
• Work in a culture that values openness, ownership, collaboration, and kindness. Enjoy perks like unlimited PTO, rich health/401(k) plans, meeting‑light culture, remote stipend, and biannual retreats.
• Enjoy working on site in San Francisco on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Compensation

• $130k-$265k, plus meaningful equity