{"id":3980803,"url":"https://alion.io/job/landisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development","title":"Staff Engineer, AI Development","company":{"id":54275,"name":"Landis+Gyr","domain":"landisgyr.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/landis-plus-gyr","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Alpharetta, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":108923,"max":144788,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":144788},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":".NET","optional":false},{"name":"Agentic Workflows","optional":false},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"C#","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Claude","optional":false},{"name":"ClickHouse","optional":false},{"name":"Cursor","optional":false},{"name":"Docker","optional":false},{"name":"Embeddings","optional":false},{"name":"Function Calling","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Go","optional":false},{"name":"Google GKE","optional":false},{"name":"Helm","optional":false},{"name":"Hugging Face","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"LangChain","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"LlamaIndex","optional":false},{"name":"LLM","optional":false},{"name":"LLM Guardrails","optional":false},{"name":"NATS","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"Prompt Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"PyTorch","optional":false},{"name":"RAG","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"Scikit-learn","optional":false},{"name":"Semantic Search","optional":false},{"name":"TensorFlow","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-25T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-25","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T12:54:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":17,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":17},"description":"At Landis+Gyr, we're helping shape the future of energy-making it more intelligent, resilient, and sustainable.\nAs a global energy technology leader, we're accelerating the energy evolution through purposeful innovation and trusted partnerships. Trusted by more than 2,000 utilities worldwide, our intelligent solutions connect devices, data, and decisions across the grid, helping customers modernize infrastructure, optimize operations, and deliver energy that is more reliable, resilient, accessible, safe, and sustainable.\nBehind every solution is a team of approximately 3,300 employees across more than 40 countries who are passionate about solving complex challenges, driving innovation, and making a meaningful impact for our utility customers and the communities they serve.\nJoin Team Green and help shape the future of intelligent energy.\nThe Staff Engineer, AI Development will lead the design, development, and delivery of production-grade AI solutions for Smart Grid and energy-management applications. Build scalable AI-enabled services using Go, C#, .NET Core, Java, TypeScript, and modern AI/ML frameworks, large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, and Azure. Use AI-assisted development tools, including Cursor and Claude, to accelerate engineering while maintaining strong architecture, security, testing, traceability, and code-quality standards. Collaborate with Product Management, Project Management, Architects, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and cross-functional R&D teams from discovery through production deployment. Serve as a hands-on technical leader who guides solution design, mentors developers, reviews implementation quality, shares practical AI engineering patterns, and helps the team adopt responsible and effective AI development practices.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the architecture, design, development, documentation, validation, and production rollout of AI-enabled software components and end-to-end solutions.\nTranslate product and business needs into practical AI use cases, technical designs, delivery plans, and measurable acceptance criteria.\nBuild and integrate LLM applications, RAG pipelines, semantic search, prompt workflows, AI agents, model APIs, and supporting microservices.\nEstablish engineering patterns for prompt management, evaluation, observability, guardrails, security, data privacy, human oversight, and responsible AI.\nUse Cursor and Claude effectively for code generation, refactoring, debugging, test creation, technical analysis, and documentation, while ensuring all output is reviewed and validated.\nLead by example as a hands-on developer, contributing clean, secure, testable, maintainable, and well-documented code.\nMentor and coach software engineers through pairing, design reviews, code reviews, technical workshops, feedback, and individualized development guidance.\nHelp the team improve AI fluency and adopt repeatable practices for using AI coding assistants safely and productively.\nCollaborate with Cloud Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, QA, Product Management, and domain experts to deliver reliable AI capabilities.\nDefine prototypes and proofs of concept, assess technical feasibility, and guide successful solutions from experimentation to production.\nCreate evaluation datasets and automated quality checks for accuracy, relevance, groundedness, latency, cost, safety, and regression detection.\nTroubleshoot model, data, integration, performance, and production issues; drive root-cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.\nProvide detailed and accurate estimates for development efforts, technical risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones.\nParticipate in recruitment and technical interviews, and contribute to engineering standards and continuous-improvement initiatives.\nCreate technical documentation, architecture decisions, operational guidance, and knowledge-sharing materials.\nTechnical Requirements:\nHands-on software development experience with Go, C#, .NET Core, Java, and TypeScript, along with a reasonable understanding of API and service development.\nDemonstrated experience building applications with LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search, RAG, tool/function calling, and agentic workflows.\nPractical experience with Cursor and Claude for professional software development, including code generation, refactoring, debugging, testing, and documentation.\nExperience with AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent technologies.\nExperience integrating commercial or open-source model platforms and APIs, with sound judgment about model selection, quality, latency, security, and cost trade-offs.\nExperience with Docker, Kubernetes (GKE and/or RKE2), Helm, Linux, CI/CD, Git, and cloud-native deployment patterns.\nExperience with GCP AI and data services is preferred; equivalent AWS or Azure AI experience is valuable.\nExperience with relational, analytical, and/or vector databases, including PostgreSQL and ClickHouse, and with data pipelines, structured data, and unstructured content.\nWorking knowledge of model and application evaluation, observability, responsible AI, data protection, access controls, and secure software development.\nExperience with NATS, REST APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed microservices is a plus.\nKnowledge of AMI, Smart Grid, utility systems, LwM2M, LTE, DLMS, ANSI, or Wi-SUN is a plus.\nCompany Culture:\nSupports and adheres to the Company's core values.\nPerforms other duties or responsibilities as assigned or required.\nSupports and adheres to the Company's Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy.\nRepresents the Company in a positive, professional manner when working with internal and external customers.\nKnowledge:\nKnowledge of development processes, tools and related frameworks\nDeep knowledge with relevant development and/or validation methodologies\nDeep knowledge of AMI and Smart Grid Systems and Solutions\nSkills:\nAdvanced design, development, or validation skills in functional area\nStrong technical skillset related to functional area\nGood written and oral communication\nCreative problem solving\nAbilities:\nAbility to work on complex R&D projects without supervision\nAbility to communicate effectively across audiences and through multiple mediums\nAbility to work with others of diverse backgrounds\nAbility to exercise critical thinking and creative problem solving\nAbility to work effectively as part of a cross-regional team\nAbility to understand data effectively to solve problems and support ideas\nAbility to stay current on changing technologies and their applications in the utility industry\nAbility to learn independently and facilitate training and knowledge sharing across multiple teams\nAbility to lead a project with a small group of people, such as hosting weekly meetings, communicate with other partners in written forms\nAbility to build cross-teams and cross-functional relationships which will facilitate ongoing projects\nMake contributions to improve the engineering team. For example, activities like interviewing, or mentoring\nAccountabilities:\nIdentify, prioritize, and carry out tasks across the software development life cycle.\nBuild collaborative relationships and networks to achieve shared goals.\nPromote teamwork and foster interdepartmental cooperation.\nAdopt relevant technology and digital platforms.\nImprove their usage through continuous learning.\nApply a creative and analytical approach to address problems. Identifies workable and timely solutions.\nDevelop others by providing a supportive growth environment through coaching, feedback, and guidance.\nProvide direction, empower teams and removes obstacles to deliver results.\nIdentify and apply the most effective and efficient processes to deliver results with a focus on continuous improvement.\nCreate and implement strategies while considering future challenges and changing environments.\nConsistently achieves goals and strives for high-quality results.\nEducation and Experience\nB.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related degree\nExtensive software development experience (7- 15 years).\nAs a part of the Landis+Gyr family, employees are offered a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, and a 401(k)-retirement plan featuring a generous company match incentive. Additionally, we offer three (3) weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) as well as eleven (11) paid holidays. We also offer a tuition reimbursement program, optional pet insurance, supplemental medical coverage and a host of other perks to ensure the health, wellness, and enrichment of our team members.\nPay is in the range of $108,923 - $144,788 per year. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, and certifications or other professional licenses held. All candidates are encouraged to apply.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\nWe're committed to shaping a better future for everyone. Join Team Green and be part of what's next in energy. #TeamGreen","description_format":"text","description_chars":9659,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Life insurance","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electrical & Electronic Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-09T19:39:57Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 13 · green card filings: 8","filings_12m":13,"filings_prev_12m":21,"green_card_filings_12m":8,"median_offered_wage_usd":123690,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-11T07:38:50+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":3}],"liveness":{"score":81,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":144788,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/landisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/landisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T16:22:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"assistant_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5006,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":54275},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=54275"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Flandisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Flandisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Flandisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/landisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Flandisgyr-staff-engineer-ai-development"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3980803}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"landisgyr.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3980803},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}