Senior AI Engineer, Agent Harness

Drata

Senior AI Engineer at Drata, focusing on building AI-driven features for compliance automation. Responsible for designing and deploying scalable intelligent systems in production environments.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $166,900 - $225,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement LLM-powered systems capable of multi-step reasoning, evidence grounding, and decision support
Develop agentic workflows combining retrieval, tool use, and structured reasoning
Create interactive AI experiences for users to engage with compliance data
Build AI systems that reason over structured and unstructured data
Ensure AI outputs are traceable, explainable, and auditable
Architect and deploy scalable LLM + retrieval + agent systems in production environments
Partner with teams to operationalize AI safely and effectively
Embed human-in-the-loop workflows and safety guardrails into AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
2+ years specifically in ML/AI engineering
Proficiency in Python; TypeScript experience is a plus
Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Chroma, FAISS, etc.) and RAG system design
Proven experience building and shipping LLM-based applications in production
Track record of taking AI systems from concept to production
Ability to decompose complex tasks into agentic workflows
Experience working cross-functionally with product, compliance, security, and engineering teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
Health and wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services
Comprehensive suite of financial benefits including a 401(k) plan
Company-paid life and disability insurance
Paid Parental Leave policy after six months of employment
Access to fertility and family-building benefits
Generous annual stipends for professional and personal development
Flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptML engineeringAI engineeringLLM-based applicationsmulti-step reasoningevidence groundingstructured reasoningagentic workflowsRAG system design

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationproblem decompositioncommunicationteam partnershipsafety awareness