Senior Staff AI Platform Engineer (Python/LLM)

Talener; Hoboken (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talener in Hoboken, NJ seeks a Staff Software Engineer (AI/LLM Platform) to drive the development of next‑gen AI-powered learning products. This hands‑on role covers agentic AI systems, LLM integration, and scalable platform engineering.

You will build production AI applications, lead technical design, and collaborate across teams to deliver learning products in a hybrid environment, three days onsite weekly.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-powered applications in production.
• Strong backend and distributed systems background.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of AI-powered learning products.
• Build and deploy production AI workflows and backend services.
• Design scalable APIs and distributed systems for high-performance apps.
• Lead technical design efforts and influence platform direction.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Skills

Python development

LLMs / AI

Distributed systems

Backend API design

SQL / data modeling

Leadership / design influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

Pinecone

Weaviate

Job description

Talener in Hoboken, NJ seeks a Staff Software Engineer (AI/LLM Platform) to drive the development of next‑gen AI-powered learning products. This hands‑on role covers agentic AI systems, LLM integration, and scalable platform engineering.

You will build production AI applications, lead technical design, and collaborate across teams to deliver learning products in a hybrid environment, three days onsite weekly.