Jobs · Engineering · California

AI Engineering Lead

SKIMS · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2 wk ago
Engineering$225k–$250k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design, development, and deployment of scalable AI applications and agentic workflows using Python and modern AI frameworks.
  • Drive technical strategy and best practices for building reliable, secure, and high-performance AI solutions that support critical business operations and growth initiatives.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into AI-powered products and lead delivery from ideation through production.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering engineering excellence and continuous learning across AI initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain integrations with AWS Bedrock, enterprise systems, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Establish standards for model evaluation, cost optimization, monitoring, governance, and observability across AI systems.
  • Lead the design and implementation of multi-agent systems using frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, MCP, or similar technologies.
  • Champion AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, software quality, and delivery velocity.
  • Contribute to architecture reviews, technical roadmaps, documentation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with recent experience leading enterprise AI initiatives from concept through production.
  • Proven experience leading the design, development, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions at scale, including large cross-functional initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of LLM fundamentals, including model training concepts, fine-tuning, evaluation, RAG, and agentic workflows.
  • Expert-level hands-on experience building AI applications using Python.
  • Experience with Anthropic Claude models, Claude Code, and AI-assisted software development workflows.
  • Experience deploying and managing models through AWS Bedrock.
  • Familiarity with AI observability and evaluation platforms such as Langfuse.
  • Experience building multi-agent systems using frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, MCP, or similar technologies.
  • Strong software engineering background with API development, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise systems (ERP, Oracle, Snowflake, internal APIs).
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate model performance, optimize costs, and establish AI governance and monitoring practices.
  • Prominent track record of identifying AI opportunities, delivering production-ready solutions, and driving adoption across business functions.
  • Security-first mindset with experience designing AI solutions that meet enterprise requirements for security, privacy, governance, compliance, and auditability.
  • Ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple organizations.
  • Passion for software craftsmanship, maintainable system design, testing, observability, and continuous improvement.

Benefits, Culture and Perks

  • Up to 100% Company Paid Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Kind Body Fertility Benefits
  • 401(k) savings plan with up to 4% match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Full Access to LinkedIn learning
  • Employee Discounts
  • Perks (HQ Location)
  • Free weekly catered lunch at HQ – M/T/W/Th
  • Dog-Friendly office on a Thursday and Friday
  • Free Swag Giveaways
  • Annual Holiday Party
  • Annual Summer Party
  • Invitations to pop-ups and other company events
  • Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages
  • Compensation: $225,000 - $250,000 / year

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