Senior AI Engineer (Hybrid Philadelphia)

fingerpaint • Philadelphia, PA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Position at Fingerpaint Marketing Reset your expectations of a health and wellness agency. From our inception, Fingerpaint has been driven by an unstoppable collective spirit of possibility. It’s that curiosity that’s at the heart of everything we do. From our legendary people-first culture to the hundreds of Fingerpainters who define us, we’ve reimagined what it means to be a healthcare and wellness advertising agency. Here, creativity happens naturally—we attract top talent and give them a space to grow and collaborate. The Wet Paint AI Innovation team is a dedicated R&D group focused on transforming our ways of working with applied AI. We identify high-value opportunities and build the agents, tools, and workflows that will empower the broader agency to achieve its business goals and imagine new solutions. We are looking for a Senior AI Engineer to architect and build full stack systems that bring agentic ideas to life! wet paint is Fingerpaint’s innovation lab for testing and applying AI, so named for its fresh and fluid spirit. We’re a small team of high-agency T-shaped makers who love to build new ideas together. We’ve been busy applying all forms of AI—analytical, predictive, and generative—to deliver higher quality client solutions more efficiently. Without sacrificing security or privacy. Please note that this is a hybrid role that requires 2 days per week onsite in Philadelphia, PA. At wet paint, we value: Thinking AI-first Makings, not meetings Demos, not docs or plans An intense bias for action Learn-it-alls who have a strong autodidactic streak Why We Need You! wet paint is at a critical growth juncture. We need an AI Agent Engineer who can help us bring more of our best ideas out of the lab and into the real world, from concept to deployment. You'll work on adding an agentic layer to everything wet paint touches, ensuring that the impact of the products, services, and experiences we build gets force multiplied by AI. Here's What You'll Be Doing! As our Senior AI Engineer, you’ll help us design, build, and scale agent-based solutions that reimagine our existing workflows and systems. You’ll work closely with strategy, design, and data science teammates to make our best GenAI ideas tangible. This will require you wear many hats and touch every part of our tech stack. On any given day you might:

Requirements

• You’re an indie hacker at heart, and can’t help but get your hands dirty building
• You’re all-in on AI-native workflows and tools: Bolt, v0, Cursor, Loveable, CrewAI, Replit, frontier LLMs, etc.
• You have a deep understanding of AI concepts, including GenAI, LLMs, machine learning, and computer vision
• You have a track record of shipping production-quality full stack applications
• Your coding skills are sharp in languages like Python or TypeScript and you're comfortable working with modern frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js)
• You excel at API integration
• You find database design and management to be a breeze
• You love problem solving and have a passion for innovation

Nice To Haves

• You have experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• You've contributed to open-source projects or have a portfolio of side projects
• You're familiar with containerization technologies like Docker
• You have knowledge on AI ethics and responsible AI development

Responsibilities

• Prototype a promising new idea
• Improve existing agency processes and services by integrating agentic workflows
• Ship new features for PRISM Insights, our data science platform
• Craft beautiful, intuitive front-end experiences that work flawlessly across devices
• Optimize our backend for maximum performance and scalability
• Dive deep into our analytics to understand user behavior and inform product decisions
• Experiment with new technologies and methodologies to keep our stack and our services cutting-edge
• Shape the big picture strategy for where we go next with AI and agents as an agency and an industry

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees