Staff AI Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead end-to-end architecture for data platforms and pipelines: scraping, data extraction, transformation, storage, serving and ML/LLM integration, balancing performance, reliability, security and cost
• ▹Incrementally scale pipelines and systems with safe rollout plans and data-quality metrics without impacting production
• ▹Translate business goals into data products: assess requirements, carve clear problem spaces, draft RFCs and sequence work into deliverable projects
• ▹Establish and enforce engineering standards: testing strategy, evals, observability, data contracts and security practices
• ▹Come up with fast go-to-market products while planning ahead for productization
• ▹Up-level the org: lead architecture reviews, codify patterns, mentor Senior Engineers, and multiply impact through documentation, code reviews and pairing
• ▹Define how AI engineers work cross-functionally with software engineers, devops, product managers and designers
• ▹Mentor junior team members and cultivate a culture of collaboration and innovation
• ▹Prototype data/ML capabilities, evaluate feasibility and ROI, and make pragmatic calls on productionalizing

Requirements

• ▹8+ years building and operating production data systems, including leading cross-cutting architectural changes and deploying LLMs in real-world scenarios at scale
• ▹Deep experience with Python and modern service architectures; strong system design and data modeling fundamentals
• ▹Extensive experience training and deploying machine learning models, particularly in the NLP/LLM domain
• ▹Familiarity with infrastructure as code, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure
• ▹Operational maturity: SLOs, on-call/incident practices and observability
• ▹Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a bias toward action
• ▹Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering and model evaluation techniques
• ▹Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• ▹Demonstrated leadership experience, able to guide and inspire a team

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Flexible remote work within Germany
• ▹Immediate ownership and impact in an experienced, high-performing team
• ▹Significant career growth as the business scales

About the company

Bluefish believes AI is the next major chapter of the internet and that brands will need new tools to engage consumers on this channel. It is the leading AI marketing platform for the Fortune 500, building enterprise tools for AI brand safety and personalized AI marketing. The team consists of mar-tech veterans who helped build ad-tech platforms now owned by Meta and Microsoft, and recently announced a $43 million Series B. A globally distributed team with business operations in New York City and engineering in Europe and New York.