Associate AI Engineer

Wellfit

Associate AI Engineer supporting Wellfit’s team with AI-powered solutions. Collaborating with engineers to prototype and validate AI features while ensuring software development best practices.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeIrving • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $95,000 - $112,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ASP.NETAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform.NETPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the development of AI-powered proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and internal tools that align with Wellfit’s Innovation Strategy.
Write clean, maintainable code using Python and/or .NET technologies to support AI integrations, automation, APIs, and experimental solutions.
Assist with integrating AI capabilities into new and existing Wellfit technologies, products, and workflows.
Work with senior engineers to evaluate technical approaches, identify tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions.
Experiment with AI tools, APIs, prompts, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation, workflow automation, and model-driven features.
Help test and validate AI-powered features to ensure outputs are useful, accurate, secure, and aligned with business needs.
Participate in research and development initiatives by applying structured experimentation, documenting assumptions, testing outcomes, and summarizing findings.
Collaborate with engineering, product, and innovation stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into working prototypes or technical recommendations.
Help create unit tests, regression tests, and system-level tests to validate new features or changes.
Debug, refactor, and improve code under the guidance of senior technical team members.
Document technical solutions, designs, workflows, findings, and limitations clearly through written documentation and diagrams.
Learn and apply Wellfit’s software development standards, engineering processes, and best practices.
Stay current on emerging AI tools, cloud services, and development practices that may improve Wellfit’s products or internal operations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
1–3+ years of software development, AI engineering, data engineering, automation, or related technical experience.
Strong hands-on coding ability in Python.
Exposure to .NET, C#, ASP.NET, or Microsoft-based development environments is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with APIs, web services, databases, source control, and modern software development practices.
Foundational understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, or AI-assisted development workflows.
Experience building prototypes, proof-of-concepts, scripts, internal tools, automation workflows, or small product features.
Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP; Azure experience is preferred.
Familiarity with Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, or similar platforms is a plus.
Basic understanding of web development, debugging, data structures, algorithms, and software testing.
Experience with Git or other source control tools.
Ability to communicate clearly about project status, blockers, risks, and technical findings.
Strong curiosity, initiative, and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment and receive technical guidance from senior engineers and architects.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full medical, dental, vision, and generous PTO.
Competitive salary, bonus eligibility, and 401(k) matching.
Fast-Growth Environment: A rare opportunity to grow with a profitable startup on a national trajectory.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Python.NETC#ASP.NETAPIsautomationmachine learninggenerative AIdata structuressoftware testing

Soft Skills

communicationcuriosityinitiativecollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical guidancedocumentationexperimentationadaptabilitycritical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Data ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information Systems