Senior AI Engineer

We Move Fast, Think on Our Feet, and Have Fun Doing It! At Eleven (https://himalayas.app/companies/eleven), we thrive on solving complex challenges and pushing boundaries. We work at a rapid pace, embracing change, and staying laser-focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers. We're looking for visionary problem-solvers who excel in dynamic environments, embrace AI tools in streamlining work processes, adapt quickly, and drive innovation. If you love thinking outside the box, collaborating with top-tier talent, and having fun while making an impact—let's talk! Position Overview: This role is a dual-focus technical leadership position within our Engineering organization: leading company-wide AI productivity initiatives and contributing as a senior software engineer to our core product. You will design, build, and maintain AI-powered workflows and tools that accelerate delivery and raise quality across engineering and other departments. You will develop and execute training strategies that bring all employees along in adopting AI effectively and securely. This role contributes to a globally distributed SaaS platform used around the world to effortlessly and securely connect guests and residents (and all their devices) to the internet with an at-home Wi-Fi experience. Our platform serves a variety of markets. From hotels and multi-family residences to campgrounds and college campuses, every day, tens of millions of people benefit from the services we provide. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will stay at the cutting edge of AI technology, evaluate and introduce new tools and patterns to the organization, champion security-first practices in a rapidly evolving AI landscape, and continue to contribute hands-on to the development of our cloud-native platform.Reporting Relationships: This role reports to a Senior Engineering Manager and has no direct reports. Provides AI and technical leadership across all engineering teams and partners with other departments on AI adoption initiatives. Essential Job Functions & Core Responsibilities:AI Leadership & ProductivityDesign, build, and maintain AI-powered workflows, tools, and automation that improve productivity, code quality, and operational efficiency across engineering and other departmentsEvaluate, prototype, and introduce cutting-edge AI technologies, frameworks, and patterns (including agentic AI, LLM orchestration, and multi-step reasoning) into company workflowsDevelop and execute AI training strategies and enablement programs for employees across the organization, ensuring teams can effectively and responsibly adopt AI toolsEstablish and maintain security guardrails, governance policies, and best practices for AI usage company-wide, accounting for the rapidly evolving threat and compliance landscapeStay continuously informed on advancements in AI/ML tooling, foundation models, and development practices—serving as the organization's subject matter expert and go-to resourceManage AI-related vendor and tech partner relationships, evaluating tools and platforms for fit, security, and cost-effectivenessCore Product EngineeringArchitect, design, and implement scalable, secure cloud-native solutions on AWS that handle high transaction volumes across multi-tenant environmentsWork closely with the lead architect and other principal and senior engineers to lead technical strategy and provide architectural guidance across multiple engineering teams and projectsChampion security-first development practices, ensuring sensitive data handling meets compliance and industry standards across all servicesDrive end-to-end solution ownership—from requirements and architecture through implementation, deployment, and operational excellenceMentor and develop engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovationLead cross-functional initiatives and projects, collaborating with product management, UX, and engineering leadership to deliver business outcomesDesign and maintain event-driven, serverless architectures using AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, API Gateway, Step Functions, etc.)Establish and evolve engineering standards, patterns, and best practices that scale with the organizationIdentify and incorporate security requirements throughout the software development lifecycleLead software and infrastructure optimization efforts that translate directly into reduced cloud spend and operational costsWork within Agile methodology with two-week sprintsParticipate in on-call rotationOther duties as assignedWorking Conditions: This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers. This job operates remotely, in a home office environment, with occasional travel for team meetings or company offsites.Physical Demands: This role primarily involves working at a computer in a remote office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabiliti