[Remote] AI Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AvantStay is a technology platform behind a large portfolio of vacation rentals, and they are seeking an AI Engineer to contribute to their AI systems. The role involves shipping LLM systems, maintaining accuracy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create effective solutions. ResponsibilitiesShip LLM systems that tightly integrate with our infrastructure and knowledge bases: PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Kafka, APIs, MCPsMaintain autonomous and human-in-the-loop systems and ensure uptime and accuracyInteract with users and stakeholders to understand their problems and design solutionsStay up-to-date with the latest trends in LLMs and applied AI practicesCollaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, designers, and other members to create a product that solves actual problemsUpdate existing systems to be agent-accessible. Some % of the work is refactoring APIs that were never meant to be called by an LLM - be ready for thatBuild the patterns and tooling that let the rest of engineering deploy agents fasterSkills Shipped at least one LLM-powered system used by real users (internal or external) that took actions in a real systemCan talk specifically about evals, retrieval shape, observability of agent traces, and handling non-determinism in a system business operators depend onStrong software engineering fundamentals - databases, Kafka, GraphQL/REST, Kubernetes, AWSProficient in TypeScriptProduct instincts. You can sit with a stakeholder for an hour and walk out with a concrete idea of what to buildFluent in EnglishOSS contributions to the AI ecosystem. Examples: LangGraph, PydanticAI, DSPy, instructor, or similarFunctional programming background. Preference to use functional paradigmHigh-throughput data systems experience (Kafka, ClickHouse, Postgres at scale)BenefitsEquityGenerous paid time off including holidays100% remote - work from anywhere in the worldComplimentary and discounted stays at AvantStay propertiesPeriodic team gatheringsBudget for Greenfield AI ToolingCompany Overview AvantStay is the largest and highest-rated luxury vacation rental management company in the United States It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://avantstay.com.