Staff AI Engineer - Remote-First, Unlimited PTO

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-First Company

Unlimited PTO

Flexible & remote location

Healthcare Coverage (Medical, Dental,

Vision)

401k & bonus

Registered Dietitian Sessions

Job summary

Foodsmart is seeking a Staff AI Engineer to shape architecture and delivery of AI-powered systems. You’ll operate at the intersection of backend engineering and ML, designing resilient infrastructure, deploying advanced models, and mentoring engineers across teams.

You will set strategy, elevate engineering standards, and drive AI innovation into scalable, real-world impact across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years at Staff Engineer level or equivalent.
• 4+ years backend development with TypeScript/Node.js and SQL RDBMS.
• 1+ years deploying ML/AI models to production with fine-tuning.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS) and scalable APIs.
• Experience with data pipelines and model deployment practices.
• Proven leadership in setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and implementation of distributed backend systems for ML models.
• Lead design for AI integration across product lines with real-time & batch inference.
• Fine-tune and deploy pre-trained models for healthcare, finance, or operations.
• Evaluate build-vs-buy options and integrate external AI services as needed.
• Define platform-wide standards for backend, MLOps, governance, and observability.
• Mentor engineers to improve system design and code quality across teams.
• Collaborate with product, ML research, data engineering and DevOps.
• Influence AI strategy and roadmap; explore emerging technologies.

Skills

8+ years software engineering

Staff Engineer leadership

Backend, TypeScript/Node.js

ML model deployment in production

Cloud architecture & AWS

Data pipelines & orchestration

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

dbt

Dagster

Job description

Foodsmart is seeking a Staff AI Engineer to shape architecture and delivery of AI-powered systems. You’ll operate at the intersection of backend engineering and ML, designing resilient infrastructure, deploying advanced models, and mentoring engineers across teams.

You will set strategy, elevate engineering standards, and drive AI innovation into scalable, real-world impact across the organization.