AI Product Engineer

About the role

Location: Office location, Indianapolis, IN mostly onsite. Occasional travel to Damar locations may be required. Employees at Damar aren’t just part of a workforce — they’re part of a mission-driven team making a real difference in people’s lives. Since 1967, Damar has been recognized across Indiana as one of the largest not-for-profit organizations and a leading provider of behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) services. We foster a united, purpose-driven culture where employees feel valued, supported, and motivated to give their best. It’s no surprise Damar has been named a Top Workplace for several years! Ready to make a real difference? Join us in empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autism. Damar is looking for a talented and motivated AI Product Engineer to join our team. The AI Product Engineer bridges the gap between Damar’s mission and the technical development and execution of AI products. This role is responsible for hands-on development and troubleshooting while partnering with external technology vendors to refine products and prepare them for successful implementation, scalability, and commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, deploys, and maintains code supporting Damar’s AI product stack, including data pipelines, model integrations, APIs, application logic, and other supporting systems
• Monitors and improves the reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability of AI-enabled applications and supporting infrastructure
• Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves bugs, system issues, and technical debt, including improving or refactoring code and systems inherited from previous development work
• Independently prototypes, develops, tests, and ships new AI product features and enhancements based on organizational and user needs
• Evaluates technical approaches and makes practical engineering decisions that balance product needs, maintainability, scalability, security, and speed of delivery
• Serves as an internal technical resource and point of contact for AI products, systems, integrations, and related development work
• Partners with external technology vendors and translates technical discussions, requirements, limitations, and recommendations into clear information for non-technical leaders and staff
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to translate business needs and workflow challenges into technical requirements and product solutions
• Creates and maintains clear technical documentation for code, architecture, integrations, configurations, processes, and key technical decisions to ensure institutional knowledge remains within the organization
• Contributes to the technical roadmap for AI products by identifying priorities, technical dependencies, system improvements, risks, and future development opportunities

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field preferred; equivalent practical experience, including relevant professional experience, technical training, bootcamp education, or demonstrated technical expertise, may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, application development, AI/ML engineering, or a related technical field
• Equipment Familiarity: Computer and standard office technology; Claude Code; GitHub; Google Workspace; Google Cloud Platform (GCP); and other software development, AI, cloud computing, and collaboration tools as required
• Certifications, Licenses or Special Training: Minimum age of 21 per licensure requirements; Ability to pass and maintain CPR certification; Must meet and maintain background screening requirements for all Damar Programs as detailed in policy 1.HR.02 Pre-Employment and Employee Background Checks; Valid Indiana driver’s license and driving record that meets eligibility requirements of Damar’s insurance carrier (for all positions requiring driving); Successful completion of pre-employment physical and drug screen required
• Essential Job Functions: The essential functions of this position require the physical ability and mobility