AI Engineer

Overview

Role Overview:
Seeking a hands-on AI Engineer to design, build, and deliver AI agents powered by Claude. This is a pure IC role focused on execution—developing production-ready AI solutions that integrate into existing systems and support real business workflows.

• Build and deploy AI agents using Claude to support internal and customer-facing use cases.
• Implement prompt engineering, agent logic, and tool/function calling for reliable AI behavior.
• Integrate AI agents into applications using REST APIs and backend services.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to translate AI use cases into working solutions.
• Support production readiness through testing, monitoring, and iteration.

• LLMs:
  Claude (required), experience with other LLMs (e.g., OpenAI) a plus
• Languages:
  
  Python (required)
• APIs & Services: REST APIs, JSON, HTTP services
• AI Patterns:
  Prompt engineering, agent workflows, tool/function calling
• Data & Retrieval:
  Vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS), embeddings, RAG (preferred)
• Cloud & Dev: AWS, GCP, or Azure;
  Git; CI/CD basics
• Observability:
  Logging, monitoring, and basic evaluation of AI outputs

• ~10 years of overall engineering experience with strong software fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience building AI-powered applications or agents in real environments.
• Experience deploying and supporting AI solutions in production.
• Comfortable working as a hands-on IC in a fast-moving, product-driven environment.

• Experience with multi-step AI agents, orchestration frameworks, or evaluation tooling
• Exposure to e-commerce or consumer-facing platforms
• Familiarity with responsible AI, guardrails, and data privacy considerations

Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.