AI Software Engineer
$115,000–$173,000 year
On-siteLong Beach, California, United States
Job Summary
Build AI-powered applications and agents on top of foundation models for engineers and operators across the company. Design, implement, and deploy end-user enterprise-wide applications, industrial automation, and data analytics infrastructure to automate workflows from raw material intake to launch operations. Work directly with stakeholder teams to define requirements, solve complex problems with simple solutions, and iterate on reliability and evaluation as first-class parts of every AI product. Follow agile development practices to ship quality software that is continuously integrated and deployed using Python, React, TypeScript, Go, and modern data stacks.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related engineering field (Computer, Software, Electrical, Aerospace)
- Strong computer science foundations: data structures, algorithms, systems, and clean, testable code
- Hands-on experience building with large language models, whether through coursework, projects, or self-directed work
- Proficient in at least one language you love, and eager to learn new ones
- Curious, fast-learning, and motivated to work directly with engineers and operators on the factory floor
- 1+ years of professional experience, including internships, research, or substantial personal and academic projects you have shipped
- Experience building agents, retrieval-augmented generation, or LLM evaluation pipelines
- Familiarity with data engineering tools and modern data stacks
- Exposure to manufacturing, hardware, robotics, or other physical-world domains
- Contributions to open-source projects or published research
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