Full Stack AI Engineer

KLA

AI Engineer serving as technical lead at KLA for production AI systems. Leading design, development, and mentoring engineers in a collaborative environment.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeAnn Arbor • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $111,900 - $190,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and deployment of production AI systems end-to-end
Contribute hands-on to the codebase and set a high bar for engineering quality
Establish scalable patterns for evaluation, deployment, and system reliability
Conduct technical design reviews and guide architectural decisions
Mentor and develop engineers, providing regular coaching and technical guidance
Support hiring efforts, including candidate evaluation and onboarding
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities and deliver impactful solutions
Help translate experimentation into stable, production-ready systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–8 years of experience building production software systems
At least 2 years working with AI/ML or LLM-based solutions in production environments
Demonstrated ownership of delivering end-to-end AI systems or features
Strong understanding of modern AI development practices (e.g., evaluation, prompt iteration, system integration)
Comfortable working across the stack, including data pipelines, model serving, and application layers
Sound judgment in making technical trade-offs, including build vs. buy decisions
Hands-on experience with LLMs, agent-based systems, or generative AI applications
Familiarity with evaluation frameworks, prompt iteration, and model behavior tuning
Understanding of limitations and failure modes of AI systems, and how to design around them
Experience operationalizing AI workflows (e.g., pipelines, monitoring, feedback loops) in real-world environments
Experience serving as a technical lead or senior engineer on a team
Proven ability to mentor and uplift other engineers
Strong communication skills, including technical documentation and stakeholder engagement
Ability to influence decisions and drive alignment without formal authority
Interest in growing leadership scope over time (optional, not required)

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life
401(K) including company matching
employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
student debt assistance
tuition reimbursement program
development and career growth opportunities and programs
financial planning benefits
wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
paid time off
paid company holidays
family care and bonding leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI systemsML solutionsLLM-based solutionsdata pipelinesmodel servingapplication layersevaluation frameworksprompt iterationmodel behavior tuningoperationalizing AI workflows

Soft Skills

mentoringcoachingtechnical guidancecommunication skillsstakeholder engagementinfluence decisionsdrive alignmentownershiptechnical trade-offsleadership