AI Engineer
Makai Labs · New York, United States · 2 mo ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$115k–$130k/yrContract
Responsibilities
- Build and improve AI-powered applications and internal tools
- Rapidly prototype, experiment, and iterate across client and internal projects
- Implement workflows that use LLMs, retrieval systems, agents, and structured outputs
- Contribute to shared platform work and reusable tooling
- Turn prototypes into reliable, client-ready systems
- Conduct research, benchmarking, testing, and evaluation of new approaches
- Own smaller projects or sub-projects with guidance from the team
- Take ownership of deliverables and help deliver work that meets client needs
- Write and maintain clear internal documentation
Requirements
- Senior in college, recent graduate, or early-career engineer
- Background in computer science (bonus if you also have business exposure)
- Experience building AI applications through internships, coursework, research, or personal projects
- Experience running AI experiments and iterating quickly
- Strong Python skills
Qualifications
None specified.
Skills
- Initiative and willingness to learn quickly on the job
- Bias toward action and comfort with fast iteration
- Interest in staying current with AI advancements and applying them in practical systems
- Wants to solve hard problems
Benefits
None specified.
Pay
$115K - $130K
Schedule
Full-time, fully remote, Eastern time zone.