Staff AI Engineer (Remote) - Content Velocity

An enterprise media organization is seeking a Staff AI Engineer to support the design and development of production AI applications in a remote U.S. setting. This role focuses on building scalable backend services, AI-driven workflows, and modern cloud-based solutions using Python, LLMs, FastAPI, and AWS.
About the Opportunity:

• Shift: Day shift
• Schedule: Monday through Friday
• Hours: Standard business
• Setting: Remote

• Build and maintain scalable backend microservices using Python and FastAPI.
• Develop AI tools, guardrails, and deterministic functions used to support AI agents and visual asset workflows.
• Implement distributed orchestration patterns for high-volume job dispatching and workflow processing.
• Integrate LLMs and third-party AI endpoints into production applications and owned infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality assurance teams to design, test, and deliver reliable solutions in an agile environment.

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Strong proficiency in modern Python
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating services in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Practical experience integrating LLMs into software applications, including inferencing endpoints, context windows, and AI-generated content parsing
• Applied experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools
• Experience writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code in an agile environment
• Strong understanding of digital and broadcast production operations and workflows
• Strong knowledge of AI industry trends and best practices
• Strong experience with the C4 model and traditional design artifacts

• Experience with AI agents, orchestration, and distributed systems
• Experience with serverless infrastructure
• Familiarity with continuous integration practices
• Experience with Java, Go, or JavaScript
• Experience working with AWS and Azure