Senior AI Engineer (Hybrid)

Thoughtworks • Seattle, WA

2h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a passionate and skilled AI engineer who is responsible for designing and delivering complex generative AI solutions. This role requires the ability to work autonomously on challenging technical problems, provide mentorship to junior engineers and champion engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including Python, CI/CD, testing, version control and clean code practices.
• Solid grasp of software design principles and ability to design and implement AI-powered components or workflows.
• Experience with at least one GenAI framework (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel) and one agentic framework (e.g., PydanticAI, LangGraph, AutoGen2).
• Hands-on experience building and optimizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines with vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate).
• Familiarity with deploying AI solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP), with basic use of containers (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using LLMOps and observability tools (e.g., Langfuse, PromptLayer, OpenTelemetry) in production.
• Exposure to fine-tuning and use of ML/NLP frameworks such as PyTorch or Hugging Face Transformers.
• Ability to independently solve complex, ambiguous technical problems.
• Willingness and ability to guide and mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Strong collaborative skills, working effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, demonstrating resilience in the face of challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy GenAI applications using techniques such RAG, Agents, Multi Agent Systems etc., taking ideas from prototype to production.
• Work with both AI/ML engineers and software engineers to deliver reliable, scalable systems.
• Own key features or components, ensuring they are well-structured, efficient and easy to maintain.
• Make technical decisions and contribute to system design with attention to performance, cost and reliability.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and data scientists to turn business needs into practical solutions.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior team members, helping them grow their technical skills.
• Review code and provide clear, constructive feedback to peers.
• Understand deployment options and trade offs across different cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.
• Understand optimization techniques to improve accuracy, performance and cost for GenAI applications.

Benefits

• Learning & Development programs
• Interactive tools for career development
• Teammates who want to help you grow
• Equal employment opportunities
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed