Senior Applied AI Engineer

Outsmart

$190K — $250K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in hands-on AI/ML role
  • Deep experience with agentic engineering
  • Experience shipping AI-first applications at scale
  • Cross-platform AI implementation experience
  • Strong understanding of Product, QA, and DevX principles
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment

Responsibilities

  • Co-own the AI-first Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Develop and implement machine learning (MCP/ML) tools
  • Contribute to standardizing prompting practices across the team
  • Define and enforce application benchmarks for AI systems
  • Collaborate with leadership to shape the AI roadmap
  • Manage the end-to-end deployment and maintenance of AI solutions

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity options
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and dependents
  • Parental leave available for qualifying employees
  • Generous PTO including 15 days, winter break, and 12+ holidays
  • Flexible remote work opportunities
  • Daily in-office lunch provided
  • Collaborative work environment with talented individuals looking to create meaningful impact
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of the AI that powers Outsmart's applications. As an early member of the engineering team you'll play a critical role in setting the tone for Outsmart's technical culture including setting standards for algorithmic quality, scalability, and AI-first development. You will work on both generative and discriminative use cases, focusing on content generation at scale, gamification, benchmarking and analytics, multi-modal behavior classification from mobile signals, and continuously modernizing Outsmart's SDLC.

Who You Are
  • 5+ years experience in hands-on AI/ML role
  • Deep and proven experience with agentic engineering
  • Experience shipping AI-first applications at scale
  • Experience using AI effectively to contribute cross-platform
  • Demonstrable sense of Product, QA, and DevX
  • Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment

What You'll Own
  • Co-ownership of AI-first SDLC
  • MCP/ML tooling
  • Contribute to prompting standards across the engineering team
  • Define and enforce benchmarks for AI applications
  • Work with Product and Engineering leadership to define AI roadmap
  • Own end-to-end deployment and maintenance of AI systems

What Helps You Succeed
  • Craftsmanship and Extreme Ownership
  • Open-mindedness
  • Frequent, direct, honest, kind communication
  • Demonstrable adoption of AI in all aspects of work
  • Track record of shipping in an environment of high-performance
  • User obsession


Salary Range: $190K-$250K

Perks
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Parental leave for any full-time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)
  • 15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per year
  • Remote work days
  • Lunch provided in-office daily
  • Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world

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