AI Engineer

Summary

Spectro Cloud is a Kubernetes and AI infrastructure platform that supports demanding AI environments. The AI Engineer will advance internal AI adoption by building AI-driven workflows and automations, leading proof-of-concept initiatives, advising employees, and establishing AI processes and guardrails with internal partners.

Responsibilities

• You will design, build, and maintain internally focused solutions that help promote agentic workflows and automations that improve employee productivity
• You will lead proof-of-concept initiatives, engage with employees during AI Office Hours to provide advice, and work with our internal partners to establish AI processes and guardrails
• You will be expected to have experience with various AI/ML workflows and AI development practices, primarily to advise, but also to shape the future of our products
• You should be comfortable creating automation solutions, with and without AI, that help us promote effective AI usage within the company
• Experience deploying and managing applications in production will help you propose and build sustainable solutions
• We’re looking for someone who isn't afraid to share recommendations and guidance on AI initiatives and AI adoption within an organization

Skills

• • Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field
• • 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, SRE, ML Engineer, Solutions Architect, or similar technical role is required
• • 4+ years of experience maintaining and building production applications
• • Possesses a broad knowledge and experience across AI topics, including agent based systems, model tuning, model deployment, MCP server development, and more
• • Highly proficient with at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• • Experience with application testing and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). This will come into play as you build and maintain solutions the AI team will own and support
• • Project management experience. You are capable of leading and driving projects, such as proof-of-concept and the rollout of a new technical solution organization-wide
• • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. You will be expected to participate and lead office hours. You must be able to articulate technical concepts to engineers, non-engineers, and executives
• • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
• • Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle), and on-prem infrastructure
• • Deep understanding of containers and how container orchestration systems work, such as Kubernetes
• • Displays a passion for learning and exploring new technologies
• • A self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
• • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to challenges
• Remote candidates can be considered
• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer is unable to sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization for this opportunity
• We prefer Go
• Preference will be given to individuals based in San Jose, CA or Austin, TX

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field
• • 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, SRE, ML Engineer, Solutions Architect, or similar technical role is required
• • 4+ years of experience maintaining and building production applications
• • Possesses a broad knowledge and experience across AI topics, including agent based systems, model tuning, model deployment, MCP server development, and more
• • Highly proficient with at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• • Experience with application testing and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). This will come into play as you build and maintain solutions the AI team will own and support
• • Project management experience. You are capable of leading and driving projects, such as proof-of-concept and the rollout of a new technical solution organization-wide
• • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. You will be expected to participate and lead office hours. You must be able to articulate technical concepts to engineers, non-engineers, and executives
• • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
• • Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle), and on-prem infrastructure
• • Deep understanding of containers and how container orchestration systems work, such as Kubernetes
• • Displays a passion for learning and exploring new technologies
• • A self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
• • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to challenges
• Remote candidates can be considered
• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer is unable to sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization for this opportunity

Nice to Haves

• We prefer Go
• preference will be given to individuals based in San Jose, CA or Austin, TX

Benefits

• Equity
• Hybrid working model, with 3 days in the office and optional work from home for the remainder of the week