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Lead AI Engineer, NLQ, Agentic Systems

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $151,500 - $215,500 per year

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About the role

  • Design and implement scalable agentic frameworks that coordinate multiple AI agents to deliver accurate and reliable outcomes.
  • Build and optimize natural language query solutions that provide compliant, intuitive, and self-service access to enterprise data.
  • Develop and maintain evaluation frameworks for LLMs and prompts, driving measurable improvements in accuracy, scalability, and resilience.
  • Partner with data engineering peers to integrate AI orchestration with Python, SQL, and Snowflake pipelines.
  • Contribute to AI-powered summarization and explanation tools that enhance reporting, insights, and executive reviews.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, analytics, and business teams to ensure solutions meet measurable business goals.

Requirements

  • Proven experience delivering AI-powered data systems in production, including hands-on expertise with LLMs and prompt engineering.
  • Strong foundation in modern data engineering, with proficiency in Python, SQL, and platforms such as Snowflake.
  • Demonstrated ability to design agentic orchestration frameworks that scale across diverse business scenarios.
  • A collaborative problem-solver with strong communication skills, able to align stakeholders and create clarity across teams.
  • Growth mindset—excited to learn, iterate, and deliver measurable business outcomes through applied AI.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401(k) plan with matching
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI frameworksnatural language processingLLMsprompt engineeringdata engineeringPythonSQLSnowflakeAI orchestrationscalability
Soft Skills
collaborative problem-solvingstrong communicationstakeholder alignmentclarity creationgrowth mindset