AI Engineer

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