Applied AI Engineer

Applied AI Engineer

Location San Francisco, CA 94107 Date Posted October 12, 2026 Job ID 15746 Employment Type Direct Hire

Scion Technology has been engaged to conduct a search for an experienced Applied AI Engineer for our client, a profitable, customer-revenue-funded career-tech company! This is a full-time, direct hire position offering a 100% remote schedule.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This role is ideal for a product-oriented software engineer with experience building and launching AI-enabled applications. The Senior Software Engineer will help shape new product capabilities, integrate AI into customer-facing experiences, and develop scalable data workflows and software integrations. Working closely with product, design, and subject-matter experts, this individual will have significant ownership over technical decisions, product execution, and engineering best practices.

PERKS

• Competitive annual salary up to $210k annually (depending on experience) + equity

• Take ownership of new product initiatives from concept through production

• Influence technical direction, development practices, and product strategy

• Join a mission-driven organization focused on enhancing human expertise through technology

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and launch new software features, balancing speed of execution with long-term product quality.

• Incorporate AI and large language model capabilities into scalable, user-focused applications.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business workflows and specialized knowledge into effective AI-assisted experiences.

• Develop and maintain data pipelines, integrations, and reusable services connecting third-party platforms.

• Evaluate architectural approaches and make informed decisions regarding scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering efficiency while maintaining code quality and reliability.

• Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that strengthen team capabilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including delivering production applications used by real customers.

• Experience developing full-stack or server-side web applications in modern software environments.

• Demonstrated experience integrating AI or large language models into practical software products.

• Strong understanding of software architecture, data processing, search and indexing concepts, and system integrations.

• Proficiency with AI-powered coding tools, including the ability to validate generated code, identify errors, and incorporate these tools into an effective development workflow.

• Ability to articulate technical decisions, evaluate trade-offs, and explain how existing solutions could be improved.

• Familiarity with dynamic programming languages, modern web frameworks, and event-driven architectures.

• Experience working in a startup, entrepreneurial, or similarly high-ownership environment with evolving priorities.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with an interest in mentoring peers and improving engineering practices.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This full-time position offers an annual base salary up to $210k, commensurate with experience, in addition to equity.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.