Peregrine
Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
$200K–$275K
Washington, D.C. +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Over 8 years working with cross-functional software development teams.
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Builds generative-AI-powered product experiences and scalable data and search capabilities for Peregrine’s platform, helping customers make faster, better-informed decisions.
What you'll do
- Own major software features from design through delivery, collaborating with engineers, deployment teams, and users.
- Build and scale systems for ingesting, querying, and notifying users about large volumes of data in real time; optimize search.
- Deliver safe, impactful AI-driven features and production-grade software components.
What they ask for
- Over 8 years of experience working with cross-functional software development teams.
- Knowledge of training, deploying, integrating, and monitoring machine learning models.
- Experience shipping and iterating on production-grade software components professionally and/or in the open-source community.
- Located in Washington, DC and open to working in office.
Nice to have
- Understanding of best practices for using generative AI responsibly; experience applying LLMs to enhance user experience is a bonus.
Pay
$200,000 - $275,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Django, Celery, Airflow, Kafka, React, Redux, Mapbox
AI focus
Build generative-AI-powered user experiences and safe, impactful AI features; knowledge of machine-learning model training, deployment, integration, and monitoring is required.
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