Staff AI Engineer - Agentic Systems & Production Expert

shifttechnology; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shift Technology seeks a Staff AI Engineer to anchor our AI capabilities, combining prototyping and production scaling of AI/LLM systems. You will work with data scientists, software engineers, and product leaders to design, prototype, and ship state-of-the-art AI systems into production.

This high-impact, high-visibility role blends cutting-edge AI technologies—Agentic frameworks, LLM orchestration, MCP, GenAI—with production-grade software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build & Architect Agentic Systems (Hands-On): Lead by doing. Design, prototype, and build production-ready agentic workflows, custom orchestration layers, and tool-calling integrations using modern frameworks.
• Bridge AI & Production Engineering: Move AI prototypes into robust, production-grade systems and ensure reliable deployment and monitoring.

Job description

Shift Technology seeks a Staff AI Engineer to anchor our AI capabilities, combining prototyping and production scaling of AI/LLM systems. You will work with data scientists, software engineers, and product leaders to design, prototype, and ship state-of-the-art AI systems into production.

This high-impact, high-visibility role blends cutting-edge AI technologies—Agentic frameworks, LLM orchestration, MCP, GenAI—with production-grade software engineering.