Jobs · Engineering · California

AI Engineer

Cargomatic · San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridEngineering$210k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Rapidly design, prototype, and deploy standalone AI applications that solve real-world logistics and operational challenges
  • Build and implement agentic AI systems capable of autonomous decision-making and task execution
  • Develop AI-powered automation tools to streamline workflows across operations, customer experience, and internal processes
  • Leverage modern LLM ecosystems, including Claude-based and code-first AI frameworks, to build intelligent agents and workflows
  • Integrate LLMs, APIs, and data pipelines into production-ready services
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to identify high-impact opportunities for AI solutions
  • Iterate quickly based on feedback, performance metrics, and evolving business needs
  • Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of AI systems in production environments
  • Stay current with advancements in AI/ML, especially in agent frameworks, Claude/OpenAI ecosystems, and automation tooling (e.g., n8n)
  • Implement guardrails, validation layers, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks to mitigate hallucination, prompt injection, and data security risks.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Operations to translate business needs into scalable AI-enabled solutions.
  • Contribute to architectural standards, technical best practices, and innovation initiatives.

Requirements

  • Strong product builder mindset with an ability to prioritize high-impact solutions
  • Hands on experience in software development is required.
  • Must have 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on AI/ML or automation
  • Proven experience building and deploying AI-powered applications or prototypes end-to-end
  • Extensive experience working with agentic AI systems, LLMs, and modern AI technologies and frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with Claude (Anthropic), OpenAI, or similar LLM APIs, including prompt design and orchestration
  • Experience with code-based AI frameworks (e.g., Claude tool use / function calling, LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar)
  • Experience building or orchestrating workflows using n8n (or similar tools like Zapier, Temporal, Airflow)
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time systems
  • Familiarity with vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
  • Proficiency in backend development using Node.js
  • Experience with frontend frameworks such as React for building lightweight interfaces
  • Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, etc.)
  • Familiarity with databases such as MongoDB and RDS (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
  • Experience integrating third-party APIs and building microservices
  • Ability to move quickly from concept → prototype → production
  • Active GitHub contributions or demonstrated passion for emerging technologies in AI and data systems.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401K company match program
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO) and paid holiday

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