Strategic AI Prototyping Engineer

HP; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave (4-12 weeks)

Job summary

HP is launching a Strategic Technology Accelerator to rapidly prototype and validate next-generation AI-enabled product experiences. This role focuses on turning opportunities into working prototypes and providing production-ready architectural guidance for future HP products across devices, cloud, and local inference.

You will design, build, and validate AI proof-of-concepts, evaluate architectural options, and partner with engineering and leadership to define requirements and direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong software design, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience building prototypes, proof-of-concept solutions, or early-stage product capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and validate applied AI proof-of-concepts for the Strategic Technology Accelerator.
• Build AI-enabled prototypes using LLMs, agents, RAG, tool-calling, local inference, and cloud model APIs.
• Evaluate architectural alternatives, documenting technical tradeoffs, performance, and scalability considerations.
• Partner with engineering, product, and technical leadership to refine requirements and align technical direction.
• Develop reusable software components and integration patterns that can transition from prototype to production.
• Create technical documentation, implementation guides, and design recommendations.
• Present technical findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

C++

Prototype development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Job description

HP is launching a Strategic Technology Accelerator to rapidly prototype and validate next-generation AI-enabled product experiences. This role focuses on turning opportunities into working prototypes and providing production-ready architectural guidance for future HP products across devices, cloud, and local inference.

You will design, build, and validate AI proof-of-concepts, evaluate architectural options, and partner with engineering and leadership to define requirements and direction.