AI Engineer

Jobright.ai
Santa Clara County, California, United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 15, 2026

About the role

Jobright is a fast-growing AI-native job platform in the U.S. seeking an AI Engineer to build and ship AI-powered products and features for users and businesses. The role involves developing applications, collaborating with teams, and iterating on product quality using user feedback.

Why Join Us

  • Build real, production AI agents used by real users
  • High ownership and impact
  • Work at the intersection of AI, agents, and product
  • Shape how people experience AI-driven job search

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship AI-powered products and features for both users and businesses
  • Develop agent-driven applications, workflows, APIs, and user experiences
  • Work across the stack (backend or full-stack) to bring AI products from idea to production
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to solve real user problems
  • Experiment with the latest LLMs, AI agents, and developer tools to improve product capabilities
  • Continuously iterate on product quality using user feedback and data

Qualification

Required

  • 1–5 years of software engineering experience
  • Experience building AI-powered products, applications, or features using LLMs, AI agents, RAG, or similar technologies
  • Expertise in either backend or full-stack development
  • Strong ownership and ability to drive projects from idea to production
  • Interest in building AI products for real users rather than focusing purely on research or infrastructure

Preferred

  • Startup experience, or a strong passion for startup environments and rapid growth
  • Hands-on experience building AI products used by real users
  • Experience with modern AI developer tools such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, or similar
  • Product-minded and comfortable operating in ambiguous environments

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship AI-powered products and features for both users and businesses
  • Develop agent-driven applications, workflows, APIs, and user experiences
  • Work across the stack (backend or full-stack) to bring AI products from idea to production
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to solve real user problems
  • Experiment with the latest LLMs, AI agents, and developer tools to improve product capabilities
  • Continuously iterate on product quality using user feedback and data

Qualifications

  • 1–5 years of software engineering experience
  • Experience building AI-powered products, applications, or features using LLMs, AI agents, RAG, or similar technologies
  • Expertise in either backend or full-stack development
  • Strong ownership and ability to drive projects from idea to production
  • Interest in building AI products for real users rather than focusing purely on research or infrastructure

Skills mentioned

Generative AILarge Language ModelsAI AgentsRetrieval-Augmented GenerationBackend DevelopmentREST APIsAPI IntegrationTool CallingPrompt EngineeringModel Deployment

About Jobright.ai

Every hire is two searches - a person looking for the right role, and a company looking for the right person. For two years, Jobright worked only the first one. 2 million professionals now use our AI agent to find roles, sharpen how they show up, and get in front of the people hiring. Earlier this year, we started working the second. Employers can now put Jobright on a role. Our AI recruiter sources from the professionals who already trust us, verifies every candidate is real, and reaches out under a name candidates recognize, which is why they reply. What reaches the hiring team is a list of people worth interviewing, within 24 hours. All they do is interview. Two searches. One platform. Agents on both sides that keep working until both sides say yes.

Software Development11-50 employeesSanta Clara, California