AI Engineer

Patlytics

. Develop and deploy robust, scalable AI/ML algorithms for cutting-edge IP applications .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPandasPythonScikit-LearnSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and deploy robust, scalable AI/ML algorithms for cutting-edge IP applications
Design, implement, and iterate on multi-step LLM pipelines for patent claim analysis, infringement detection, and prior art search, including the model selection, prompt architecture, and structured output contracts that define product quality
Build and maintain a rigorous evals framework: define success metrics per pipeline stage, curate golden datasets from real IP cases, and run continuous regression testing to catch degradation before users do
Develop retrieval systems (vector search, BM25 hybrids, re-ranking) optimized for patent corpus characteristics, long documents, technical claim language, biological sequence identifiers
Architect and ship agentic workflows within our Agent layer, coordinating tool use, memory, and multi-turn reasoning over complex IP research tasks
Develop data classification techniques and post-training on the latest LLMs
Collaborate with patent attorneys and domain experts to encode expert judgment into prompts, rubrics, and fine-tuning datasets, then measure whether it worked Own cost, latency, and quality tradeoffs for production inference: prompt caching strategies, context window management, batching, and model migration planning on AWS, GCP and other LLM providers.
Partner with a highly talented cross functional group of researchers, applied scientists, engineers, and product managers to build and evolve the (your company’s platform, product, solution, etc.)
Work with large, complex data sets, solve difficult, non-routine analysis problems, and apply advanced analytical methods as needed
Partner with the Leadership Team to align development strategies with key product requirements and long-term technical roadmap
Build tools to monitor data pipeline performance, data quality and models in production
Perform unit testing, profiling, and parameter tuning
Collaborate with data engineers & platform team to implement data pipelines and robust production real-time and batch decisioning solutions
Lead ongoing R&D of new technologies, data sources and data science & optimization tools
Improve existing machine learning methodologies by developing new sources and testing enhancements, running computational experiments, and fine-tuning parameters

Requirements

What you’ll need

You've shipped LLM-powered features that real users depend on, not just demos or side projects. You have a track record of turning prototype prompts into production pipelines with monitoring and fallbacks
You think in evals first. Before writing a prompt, you ask 'how will we know if this is better?' and you build the scaffolding to answer that question rigorously
You're comfortable with ambiguity at the model layer. You know that Claude, GPT, and Gemini make different tradeoffs, and you've developed intuition for when to switch, fine-tune, or route between them
You write solid Python and have enough backend instincts to own a service end-to-end: API design, data pipelines, async processing, and observability
You can read a patent claim and not immediately give up. You're curious about domain knowledge and willing to become a genuine expert in IP reasoning over time
You have a strong technical background building ML & AI pipelines
You have great understanding of ML methods and statistics, including ML project lifecycle and associated challenges at each stage of development
Experience deploying, monitoring and maintaining data science products in cloud environments such as AWS and GCP.
Solid understanding of data transformations and analytics functions using tools/languages like (Pandas, Sklearn, SQL, Spark, etc.)
Familiarity with database modeling, data warehousing principles and SQL

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health coverage – Medical, dental, vision, plus FSA, commuter benefits, and health advocacy through Rightway
Mental health & wellness support – Access to Spring Health and Headspace, plus "Mental Escape Days" to recharge when you need it
Immediate 401(k) enrollment – No waiting period to start saving for your future
Generous time off – Unlimited PTO, 12 paid company holidays, plus a full week off during our Holiday Break
Family-first policies – Paid parental leave to support you during life's biggest moments
Invest in yourself – Professional development budget, gym membership stipend, and learning opportunities
Celebrate what matters – Birthday and work anniversary recognition, plus generous employee referral bonuses
Hybrid work environment (open to remote pending location), while staying connected with a passionate and talented team

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI algorithmsML algorithmsLLM pipelinesdata classification techniquesdata transformationsanalytical methodsunit testingparameter tuningmodel selectionprompt architecture

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcuriosityadaptabilitycommunicationleadershipcritical thinkingattention to detailstrategic alignmentevaluation mindset