Applied AI Engineer

Tulip Interfaces • Somerville, MA

9d • $130,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Tulip, the leader in AI-native frontline operations, is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with composable, connected apps, leading to higher quality work, improved efficiency, and end-to-end traceability across operations. Tulip's cloud-native, no-code platform, powered by embedded AI, is driving the digital transformation of industrial environments through composable, human-centric solutions that go beyond disrupting the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) category. A spinoff out of MIT, Tulip is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Germany, Hungary, Singapore, Israel and Japan. Tulip has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, a 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast award winner, one of Energage's Top Workplaces USA, and one of Built In Boston's “Best Places to Work” and “Best Midsize Places to Work.”

Requirements

• 5+ years of software experience with hands-on AI/LLM work, delivering AI solutions inside a company, or delivering them to clients in a consulting environment
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, agent frameworks, and RAG, built and shipped in production
• Comfort owning a full stack, including strong proficiency in TypeScript or similar and familiarity with API design and integration (RESTful services or similar)
• A track record of building internal tools that non-technical teams actually adopt — earning trust with business leads, getting to the root of operational problems, and knowing when to build versus buy
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent working experience

Nice To Haves

• production experience with AWS or GCP
• modern CI/CD practices
• a working understanding of AI safety and security

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to identify the highest-leverage AI opportunities across Tulip, then co-design, build, and launch them
• Build and ship AI agents that non-technical teams love using, automating workflows and unlocking new team capabilities
• Translate messy business problems into clear, ROI-driven agentic solutions
• Help architect and build the agentic AI platform that powers Tulip internally, from foundational architecture and standards to secure, scalable integrations across our tech stack
• Track how agentic AI is developing outside Tulip and use that to shape our internal AI strategy
• Contribute to AI enablement across the company, including learning programs, coaching, and change management

Benefits

• Direct impact on product and culture
• Company equity
• Competitive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Commuter Benefits, Parental Leave, and 401(K)
• Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
• Learning & Development program
• Virtual company events and happy hours
• Fitness subsidies
• An inclusive, dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree