Raydar
AI Engineer
$150K–$250K
San Francisco, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Education
- Computer science degree; ideally from a highly ranked institution.
About the job
Own the machine-learning layer of a production software product, building and deploying AI features, evaluation tools, and data pipelines while improving performance and shaping architecture.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, and monitor AI features, including model instructions, information retrieval, and service integrations.
- Build automated evaluation tooling to catch regressions before releases.
- Improve response times and operating costs, diagnose product issues, and release changes to production weekly.
What they ask for
- Computer science degree.
- Practical Python experience developing AI and ML services.
- Experience creating LLM evaluation systems that caught regressions.
- Track record launching AI-driven software to live users; experience at a company with a rigorous engineering bar and at a growth-stage startup.
Nice to have
- Contributions to the developer community, such as published work or personal projects.
- Background in machine learning or model tuning, or experience in commerce or marketplace environments.
Pay
USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python
AI focus
Own production AI features and ML infrastructure, including model integration, LLM evaluation, information retrieval, service calls, and model tuning.
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