Job Title: Applied AI Engineer
Location: 100% Remote
Full-Time Role
 
Role

• As an Applied AI Engineer, you will turn model capabilities into real product behavior.
• You will own problems end-to-end, from shaping model behavior, to building the systems around it, to ensuring it performs reliably in production.
• This role sits at the intersection of machine learning, systems, and product, focusing on making AI actually work for users, not just in demos, but in real-world usage.

 
Focus

• Build and ship AI features end-to-end (model → system → user experience)
• Design and iterate on prompts, tools, memory, and agent workflows
• Turn raw model outputs into structured, reliable, and predictable behaviors
• Debug issues across the full stack (model, orchestration, infra, UX)
• Optimize for latency, cost, and production reliability
• Develop lightweight evaluation frameworks to measure real-world performance
• Work closely with product and engineering to translate ambiguous problems into working systems

 
Tech Stack

• Python
• PyTorch / JAX
• LLMs (OpenAI-style APIs, LLaMA, Qwen, etc.)
• Inference / serving (e.g. vLLM)
• Vector DB

 
Ideal Experience

• Strong foundation in machine learning and modern neural network architectures.
• Hands-on experience with training, fine-tuning, or deploying ML models
• Ability to write clean, production-quality code
• Comfort working across abstraction layers (model → infra → product)
• Strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Bias toward shipping, iteration, and continuous improvement

 
Outcomes

• ML models in production meet expected accuracy, latency, and reliability targets.
• Production issues are identified quickly, debugged effectively, and root causes addressed.
• Data pipelines, training loops, and inference systems are robust, reproducible, and maintainable.
• Collaborates effectively with engineers, product, and research teams to deliver reliable ML-powered features.
• Iterations on models and systems are driven by real-world signals and measurable improvements.

 
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $150000.00/Yearly - $180000.00/Yearly.