[Hiring] AI Engineer @AJAIA

Role Description

As an AI Engineer at Ajaia, you will build AI-enabled software across both client engagements and internal product initiatives where technical speed, adaptability, and execution quality matter.

You will own features from start to finish:

• Take loosely defined requirements, clarify the real problem, and ship robust solutions across web interfaces, backend services, LLM integrations, and AI-driven workflows.
• Set up the infrastructure, deployments, and security those features need to run safely in production.

This is an individual contributor role for someone who builds with autonomy while working closely with product, delivery, and client-facing teams, and who helps newer engineers along the way.

Every role at Ajaia is AI-forward. We expect engineers to use AI tools in daily workflows across research, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation. AI usage is a core execution capability, not optional tooling.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of hands-on experience building and shipping software in professional environments.
• Solid experience with a modern frontend framework (such as React or Next.js) and a backend stack (such as Python/FastAPI or Node.js).
• Experience with APIs, relational databases (such as PostgreSQL or MySQL), and authentication.
• Experience building features on top of large language models (prompting, tool use, retrieval, or agent workflows).
• Infrastructure: hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS or Google Cloud Platform), containers (Docker), and core services such as compute, storage, networking, and managed databases.
• Deployments: experience building and running CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub Actions), deploying to production, and handling releases and rollbacks safely.
• Security: working knowledge of secure coding, authentication and authorization (OAuth, JWT), secrets management, encryption, and common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).
• Ownership mindset and ability to deliver without highly detailed requirements.
• Comfort managing multiple priorities or workstreams in a fast-moving consultancy or product environment.
• Proficiency with GitHub and modern developer tooling.
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Active daily use of AI tools for planning, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated output and hold a high standard for correctness and reliability.

Requirements

• Experience shipping AI features to production users.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain, vector databases, or LLM evaluation.
• Experience working in startup, consultancy, or fast-iteration environments.

Benefits

• Compensation: USD 12,500 per year base salary + Performance Bonus.
• Remote work with earned flexibility.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Paid time off.

Schedule and Location

• This is a fully remote role within approved hiring locations, subject to Ajaia hiring and compliance requirements.
• Working schedule follows Eastern Time hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET, including holidays.

Technical Requirements

• Reliable wired internet connection with at least 100 Mbps speed.
• Computer or laptop with Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 processor or higher.
• Minimum 8 GB RAM and at least 128 GB available storage.
• Dual-monitor setup preferred.
• Windows 10 or macOS (latest version).
• 1080p webcam and working microphone.
• Backup solutions for power and internet interruptions.