AI Engineer

Tulip Interfaces • Somerville, MA

14d • $100,000 - $155,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Tulip, a leader in AI-native frontline operations, is seeking an AI Engineer to help companies equip their workforce with composable, connected apps. This role involves driving the digital transformation of industrial environments through AI-powered solutions. Tulip, a spinoff from MIT, is headquartered in Somerville, MA, and has been recognized for its innovation and workplace culture.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience. For example, work experience can be in software engineering with hands-on AI/LLM experience, delivering AI solutions inside of a company, or to clients in a consulting environment.
• Proven ability to build internal tools that make powerful technology accessible to non-technical users — including the judgment to know when to build vs. buy
• A natural relationship builder who earns trust with business leads quickly, gets to the root of operational problems, and co-creates solutions that actually get adopted
• Comfort with owning a full stack (e.g., strong proficiency in Typescript or similar, familiarity with API design and integration (RESTful services or similar)
• Deep hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, agent frameworks, and RAG — ideally built and shipped in production
• Production experience with AWS or GCP, modern CI/CD practices, and a genuine understanding of AI safety and security
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Partner seamlessly with business teams to identify the highest-leverage AI opportunities across Tulip and co-design, build, and launch them — translating messy business problems into elegant, ROI-driven agentic solutions
• Build and ship AI agents that non-technical teams love using — automating workflows for efficiency and to unlock new team capabilities
• Assist in architecting and building the agentic AI platform that powers our company internally — from foundational architecture and standards to secure, scalable integrations across our entire tech stack
• Stay plugged into agentic AI trends externally to shape Tulip’s internal AI strategy
• Meaningfully contribute to organizational AI enablement, including learning programs, coaching, and change management efforts

Benefits

• Company equity
• Competitive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, AD&D, FSA, Commuter Benefits, Parental Leave, and 401(K)
• fitness subsidies
• Flexible work schedule
• unlimited vacation policy
• Company events and happy hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level