AI Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Raydar scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the company
Our client is a consumer technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take charge of the conversational intelligence layer of a consumer application, from core agent behavior through to what users see on screen. The focus is on making language-model driven interactions dependable, accurate and genuinely useful over extended conversations, supported by rigorous measurement.
What you'll do
- Architect and own a conversational agent end to end, covering prompt design, calling external tools, multi-stage reasoning and incremental response delivery.
- Turn existing conversation state and memory prototypes into robust production systems.
- Make long, multi-turn conversations more dependable by handling errors, retrying sensibly and degrading smoothly when things break.
- Build the rendering layer that converts agent output into interface elements.
- Set the approach for working with several model vendors, including response caching, schema-constrained outputs and backup routing.
- Create evaluation tooling that measures agent quality and guides improvements.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Hands-on experience designing, running and refining evaluations for search or ranking quality.
- A background building products for everyday consumers rather than internal tools, ideally outside the B2B space.
- A record of launching language-model features that interpret what a user wants and return tailored results to live users.
- Ability to walk through concrete production issues you have diagnosed and fixed.
- Breadth across applied AI work, including prompting, embeddings, retrieval and personalization memory, rather than depth in a single area.
- Sharp analytical ability and a quick learning pace.
- Regular use of AI-assisted tools in your own software development.
Bonus points
- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python.
- Time spent at a high-growth startup or a well-known technology company.
- A degree from a highly regarded university, or comparable evidence of strong ability.
- Less than 4 years of experience can be considered when your track record and personal projects are outstanding.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 300,000 to 500,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Hybrid, in person; must live in or relocate to New York City
- Full-time