AI Engineer
AI Engineer
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Role Details
Company: US-based AI and software transformation company
Industry: AI / B2B SaaS / Software Acquisition
Location: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: On-site, 5 days per week
Salary: $130,000–$160,000
Experience: 0–4 years
Visa Sponsorship: Not available; candidates must already have US work authorization
Hiring Count: 2 candidates
About the Company
An AI-focused software transformation business that acquires legacy software companies and modernizes them using AI. It also develops AI solutions for external clients, reusing its tools and technology across multiple businesses.
The company focuses on driving growth and improving competitive positioning rather than simply reducing costs through automation.
About the Role
The company is hiring early-career AI Engineers who already use AI coding tools and agents as part of their everyday development workflow.
The role combines client-facing engineering, internal product development, and sales tooling. Engineers will work directly with clients, solve loosely defined technical problems, and build reusable AI systems. It offers broad responsibility, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to work across different products and technology stacks.
Responsibilities
Build AI-powered applications, agents, and internal tools.
Develop and improve sales tools used to identify and reach potential customers.
Deliver features and technical solutions for existing clients.
Improve reusable agent libraries and internal engineering platforms.
Own technical problems from discovery and scoping through implementation and deployment.
Work directly with clients and non-technical stakeholders to understand requirements.
Collaborate with the platform lead and external engineering partners.
Travel occasionally for client engagements, typically 1–2 days for project kickoffs.
Requirements
0–4 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, or forward-deployed engineering.
Hands-on experience building AI projects beyond basic chatbots, such as RAG pipelines, tool-calling agents, copilots, or production AI applications.
Strong full-stack engineering skills across product development, data, and software engineering.
Experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar agents.Ability to write and review code both with and without AI assistance.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Experience working directly with clients, users, or non-technical stakeholders.
Strong communication skills and comfort working in a fast-paced, in-person environment.
Existing US work authorization; visa sponsorship is not available.
Why Join?
Build practical AI systems used across multiple businesses and client engagements.
Gain significant ownership and responsibility early in your career.
Work directly with clients and experienced technical leadership.
Develop across a broad range of engineering challenges rather than a narrow specialty.
Help transform established software businesses through AI-driven growth.
Receive a competitive base salary of $130,000–$160,000, plus bonus and equity opportunities.
Work hands-on with AI technologies in a fast-moving, in-person team.
Interview Process
Candidate Submission
Initial Screening
Technical Portfolio Review
Practical Coding Assessment
Team and Leadership Interview
🌍 Remote from anywhere in the globe
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
Corporate culture is essential to allow the organization to differentiate itself. In terms of image on the one hand, it has strengths both internally and externally to consumers. It is indeed a source of cohesion and motivation of employees and it limits conflicts. With customers, it conveys a positive image and can develop a feeling of closeness to the company or even become a criterion of choice.
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