Sr. Associate, AI Engineer

About the Role

We’re looking for a Sr. Associate, AI Engineer to build AI‑powered applications, workflows, and prototypes and shape the future of work at SCJ. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys technical hands‑on work with AI models, coding assistants, agentic workflows, and new developer tools. You’ll work alongside experienced AI engineers to prototype new ideas, build AI‑powered applications, and bring innovative capabilities into production for use across the enterprise. Whether you’ve built AI projects through work, coursework, internships, hackathons, open‑source contributions, or personal side projects, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Build AI‑powered applications, workflows, and prototypes.
• Develop prompts, AI agents, skills, and automation solutions to solve business problems.
• Evaluate new AI models, frameworks, and developer tools.
• Write clean, maintainable code using modern software engineering practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute reusable components and help improve our AI engineering practices.
• Continuously learn and share knowledge about emerging AI technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of software engineering or AI‑related experience.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full‑time employment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience building AI prototypes, pilots, or hackathon projects.
• Strong programming skills in Python or a similar language.
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, APIs, and version control.
• Experience with prompt engineering and working with Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication abilities.
• Familiarity with LLM concepts such as prompting, retrieval, tool calling, and agentic workflows.
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative software development.
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud) or modern AI frameworks is a plus.

Schedule

Full‑time during US business hours with occasional evening meetings with Philippines team members. Remote work is available one day per week after a 90‑day onboarding period. This role is not eligible for relocation.

Benefits

• Total compensation packages at or above industry levels, including salary, bonuses, long‑term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions, and profit sharing.
• Subsidized health care plans.
• Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Flexible work arrangements and vacation purchase options.
• Access to recreation and fitness centers.
• Childcare support.
• Counseling services and other employee assistance programs.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are a global business with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We celebrate the breadth of human experience and strive to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive. Ongoing initiatives aim to attract, hire, and retain diverse talent and foster a positive, inclusive culture.