Staff AI Engineer — Remote, Unlimited PTO

Foodsmart; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 210,000; 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 in the United States is seeking a Staff AI Engineer who will shape the architecture and delivery of AI-powered systems. You’ll work at the intersection of backend engineering and applied ML, designing resilient infrastructure, deploying models, and mentoring engineers.

You will own backend systems for ML, lead AI integration across product lines with real-time and batch inferences, and guide platform standards for MLOps, observability, and security.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years at Staff Engineer level or equivalent.
• 4+ years backend development in TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL.
• 1+ years deploying ML/AI models to production; fine-tuning LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and delivery of AI-powered backend systems.
• Lead technical design for AI integration across product lines.
• Mentor engineers across teams to improve design and code quality.

Skills

AI architecture

Cross-team leadership

Backend API design

Reliability & maintainability

Observability

Automation

Security

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

dbt

Dagster

Job description

Foodsmart in the United States is seeking a Staff AI Engineer who will shape the architecture and delivery of AI-powered systems. You’ll work at the intersection of backend engineering and applied ML, designing resilient infrastructure, deploying models, and mentoring engineers.

You will own backend systems for ML, lead AI integration across product lines with real-time and batch inferences, and guide platform standards for MLOps, observability, and security.