AI Engineer

Go Local Interactive•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

As the AI Engineer, you’ll drive the integration of artificial intelligence across both our digital marketing services and our proprietary SaaS platform. Your work will enhance internal operational efficiency and unlock new intelligent features that elevate the value we provide to clients. You’ll work hands-on with large language models (LLMs) and other AI technologies to automate manual processes, build internal tools, and deliver smarter, data-driven marketing solutions. This is an opportunity to have a direct and visible impact on a rapidly evolving business by embedding AI into its core.

Requirements

6+ years of experience designing and building AI/ML applications or infrastructure in production environments.
Proven experience applying LLMs or similar AI models to solve real business or product challenges.
Strong backend engineering skills, with experience in Python or TypeScript.
Experience with modern AI/ML orchestration and deployment tools (e.g., LangGraph, Airflow, Kubeflow, Ray, n8n, Make, FlowAI).
Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes.
Understanding of MLOps practices including model deployment, monitoring, logging, and evaluation.
Knowledge of privacy, security, and ethical considerations in AI systems.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to partner effectively across diverse teams.
Passion for exploring and applying new AI technologies to create practical, high-impact solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in or with marketing technology or SaaS platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable AI-powered services and tools to streamline internal workflows across teams (e.g., SEO, content, sales, support).
Develop intelligent features that enhance the capabilities of Go Local’s SaaS platform.
Integrate and manage multiple LLMs and AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) to support both internal and client-facing use cases.
Mentor and lead a team of AI engineers, providing guidance, technical oversight, and performance coaching.
Create and maintain backend systems and APIs for delivering AI functionality across products and services.
Build infrastructure for model serving, orchestration, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Develop fallback strategies and model routing for performance, reliability, and cost optimization.
Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and marketing teams to identify opportunities to apply AI effectively.
Implement best practices in AI privacy, data handling, and regulatory compliance.
Stay up-to-date on advancements in AI and MLOps, continuously introducing new ideas and technologies to improve Go Local's offerings.

Benefits

Three (3) medical insurance plan options with Aetna.
100% of Employee Level Coverage for health insurance is paid by Go Local Interactive.
2 Health Insurance Plans are HSA eligible and will receive the following contributions from Go Local Interactive regardless of an employee's contribution to the account: $500 for Employee Only, $1,000 for Employee + Spouse, and $3,000 for Employee + Family or Employee + Children.
FSA and FSA Dependent care eligible.
Dental, vision, $25,000 basic life insurance, short term disability insurances paid for 100% by Go Local Interactive.
401k retirement safe harbor plan available including a 4% company match after 1 year.
Insurances and 401(k) start 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
Minimum Fifteen (15) Paid Time Off (PTO) days your first year (hours earned each pay date).
Thirteen (13) paid holidays observed annually.
Casual dress code.
Free snacks and Roasterie Coffee everyday!
Go Local Interactive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.