Senior or Staff AI Engineer
About The Position
Homebound is seeking an exceptional Senior or Staff level AI Engineer to accelerate our mission of building the leading vertical AI stack for residential construction. Our proprietary platform captures granular data at every stage of the homebuilding process, enabling us to develop novel LLM-powered applications that improve efficiency and quality across the board. We are a small, fast-moving team with multiple AI products already in production and a rapidly growing GenAI platform. In this role, you will lead the research and implementation of cutting-edge advancements in AI, design and deploy impactful features, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the future of homebuilding.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on AI/ML systems.
- Shipped LLM-powered features into production, including hands-on experience with prompt engineering, RAG, eval frameworks, and agentic workflows.
- Demonstrated leadership, including mentoring teams, influencing technical direction, and being the go-to problem solver for complex AI challenges.
- Fluency in Python and experience with core ML/data libraries (e.g., Pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Spark).
- Proven ability to design systems that balance rapid experimentation with long-term reliability and maintainability.
Responsibilities
- Shape the vision for how AI/ML, particularly LLMs, integrate into Homebound’s products and operations. Define technical standards for experimentation, deployment, and evaluation.
- Design and build scalable AI systems that can handle real-world production workloads and evolve with the business.
- Deliver high-quality, production-grade code daily while ensuring observability, maintainability, and reliability.
- Raise the bar across engineering by teaching AI best practices, reviewing designs, and guiding engineers through complex technical challenges.
- Stay abreast of the rapidly evolving AI landscape, bringing forward cutting-edge ideas while focusing investment where it creates clear business impact.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
