Sr Engineer, AI

Pilot Company

Sr Engineer, AI

Knoxville, TN
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Pilot's Senior AI Engineer will drive technical decisions, own complex projects, demonstrate deep expertise in AI/ML systems and mentoring junior engineers while delivering high-impact solutions.

    Key Responsibilities & Scope

    • Technical Leadership: Leads complex projects and influences technical direction
    • Mentorship: Guides junior engineers and shares knowledge across teams
    • System Design: Architects scalable AI solutions with performance optimization
    • Cross-functional Impact: Collaborates with product, research, and platform teams

    Full Stack Development

    • Architect end-to-end AI applications using modern web frameworks and cloud-native architectures
    • Lead implementation of complex front-end interfaces with advanced React.js patterns
    • Design robust backend services with event-driven architectures using AWS services
    • Implement gRPC and GraphQL microservices and optimize system performance
    • Ensure application security, performance optimization, and scalability across the full stack

    Machine Learning Engineering & Operations

    • Design and optimize ML model deployment strategies for production scale
    • Establish MLOps best practices including automated testing and evaluation
    • Implement comprehensive monitoring using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
    • Optimize model performance and cost efficiency
    • Lead infrastructure design with Terraform IaC and multi-cloud strategies

    Applied Generative AI Research & Agent Development

    • Research and implement state-of-the-art generative AI models and agent architectures
    • Build sophisticated multi-agent orchestration systems
    • Develop advanced RAG systems with performance optimization
    • Create agent evaluation frameworks measuring performance, reliability, and safety
    • Drive prompt engineering strategies and multi-modal AI applications
    • Lead integration of LLM APIs and open-source models with optimization techniques
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • 4-6 years of full-stack development with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js
    • 3+ years of ML engineering and production model deployment
    • Extensive AWS experience with advanced services and architectures
    • Deep understanding of AI/ML fundamentals and generative AI systems
    • Experience with system design and performance optimization

    Additional Information

    • Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision
    • 401(k) and Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Employee Fuel Discount
    • Adoption Assistance
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Onsite Gym and Cafeteria
    • Weekly Pay
    • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines
    • This position requires candidates to be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship