AI Engineer

Makai Labs

AI Engineer at Makai Labs helping build AI systems for enterprise automation. Collaborate with engineering and design teams on AI-powered products and tools.

Posted 5/15/2026contractRemote • California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve AI-powered applications and internal tools
Rapidly prototype, experiment, and iterate across client and internal projects
Implement workflows that use LLMs, retrieval systems, agents, and structured outputs
Contribute to shared platform work and reusable tooling
Turn prototypes into reliable, client-ready systems
Conduct research, benchmarking, testing, and evaluation of new approaches
Own smaller projects or sub-projects with guidance from the team
Take ownership of deliverables and help deliver work that meets client needs
Write and maintain clear internal documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior in college, recent graduate, or early-career engineer
Background in computer science (bonus if you also have business exposure)
Experience building AI applications through internships, coursework, research, or personal projects
Experience running AI experiments and iterating quickly
Strong Python skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role, Eastern time zone
Opportunities to work in-person with local colleagues
Generous PTO
Full health insurance premium reimbursement
401(k) matching
Career growth & development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonAI applicationsLLMsretrieval systemsprototypingbenchmarkingtestingevaluationinternal documentation

Soft Skills

ownershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability