Senior AI Engineer

About the role

This role may require in-person interview/s in Austin, Texas
At Osano: Osano is an innovative B-Corporation built around a simple belief: privacy is a fundamental right. Since day one, we’ve been focused on giving modern enterprises the ability to innovate quickly, stay competitive, and earn customer trust by respecting data privacy and complying with consent guidelines. Our products help organizations operate confidently in a rapidly evolving regulatory and technological landscape.

About Osano

Osano is a leading data privacy platform that helps organizations quickly and confidently comply with laws like GDPR, CCPA, and other global privacy regulations. From consent management to vendor risk monitoring, Osano makes complex privacy tasks refreshingly simple, so companies can focus on what they do best, while we handle the rest. We’re backed by top-tier investors including Baird Capital, Jump Capital, and LiveOak, and we’re scaling fast with a multi-year runway and ambitious growth plans. We’ve also been recognized as a Great Place to Work for four years running, with 97% of employees saying Osano is a great place to work. As we grow, we’re looking for individuals who lean into modern technologies and smarter systems to drive efficiency, clarity, and speed; both in our product and in how we operate. If you're excited by the idea of helping build a high-growth, privacy-first company that embraces thoughtful automation, emerging tech, and intentional collaboration, we’d love to hear from you. Osano is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Responsibilities

• AI System Architecture Architect and deploy autonomous AI agents and multi-agent workflows
• Design and deploy strict-source-following Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems that minimize hallucination and enforce citation integrity
• Implement guardrails, structured outputs, and validation layers
• Build scalable backend services using FastAPI
• Orchestrate agentic workflows using LangGraph
• Deploy and manage AI workloads within AWS or Azure
• Optimize model performance, reliability, and cost
• Develop rigorous evaluation pipelines measuring: Accuracy, Citation adherence, Latency, Reliability
• Establish metric-driven iteration cycles
• Continuously refine deployed systems based on measurable outcomes
• Embed privacy-by-design principles across the AI stack
• Ensure compliance, data sovereignty, and secure handling practices
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align AI capabilities with regulatory standards

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience
• Experience deploying and managing AI workloads in AWS or Azure
• Deep technical understanding of LLM usage and orchestration beyond prompt engineering
• Proven experience building: Complex RAG systems, Autonomous AI agents
• Experience building evaluation frameworks and iterating based on performance metrics

Qualifications

• You’re curious, self-directed, and motivated to learn quickly
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and creating clarity for others
• You’re excited about privacy, responsible AI, and building trustworthy technology
• You are willing to relentlessly pursue the best, most responsible ways to leverage AI—without overselling its capabilities or ignoring its limitations

Skills

• Python AI ecosystem, specifically: FastAPI, LangGraph
• Experience with Knowledge Graphs to enhance RAG precision
• Familiarity with Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
• Experience with data anonymization techniques
• Background in compliance-heavy or regulated environments

Benefits

• Competitive-pay compensation and ownership interest/equity
• Unlimited paid time off, plus a requirement to take at least two weeks off per year
• Paid parental leave for all new parents
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance via Aetna
• Free memberships to mindfulness and talk therapy services
• Annual company trip designed to foster connection, creativity, and fun