[Remote] AI Engineer - Nexus Black

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with over 7000 employees, known for its leading AI technology that powers award-winning enterprise software solutions. They are seeking an AI Engineer to develop cutting-edge AI agents and workflows, transforming customer challenges into effective prototypes and reliable products through collaboration and innovation.ResponsibilitiesRapidly prototype AI agents and guided workflows that solve concrete customer problems; ship thin slices, instrument, and iterate with real usageDesign and implement cloud-native backend services that orchestrate prompts, tools, retrieval, and automations; own the path from POC to productionBuild robust retrieval for LLMs (search/vector pipelines, context assembly, tool selection) in partnership with data engineeringEstablish evaluation loops: offline/online tests, golden sets, regression checks, and human-in-the-loop review to measurably improve quality and safetyContribute to developer experience: reusable agents/tools, SDKs, templates, and internal documentation that speed up future buildsCollaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to frame problems, define success metrics, and translate insights into productizable solutionsLead design discussions and code reviews; mentor teammates and raise the quality bar while keeping momentum highSkills4–8+ years as a software/AI engineer, including shipping 0→1 products or features in startup-like environmentsStrong in Python (and comfortable with TypeScript); able to build production services and integrate with external systems/APIsProven experience taking LLM/agent systems to production (tool use, function calling, planning/exec, retrieval-augmented generation)Hands-on with evaluation (offline/online), prompt engineering, tracing, and observability for AI systemsFamiliarity with vector databases/search, embeddings, and context/retrieval patterns; pragmatism about when/what to indexSolid backend fundamentals (services, queues, data models, CI/CD, cloud) and a bias to automate what you repeatExcellent communication and product sense—able to turn fuzzy business problems into clear technical plans and measurable outcomesFast mover: comfort with ambiguity, crisp prioritization, and the judgment to ship small, safe increments quicklyOpen-source contributions, hackathon wins, or a portfolio of shipped side projects; experience at both an early-stage startup and a larger-scale systemBenefitsFlexible paid time off, including sick and holidayMedical, dental, & vision insurance401K with Company contributionFlexible spending accountsLife insurance and disability benefitsTuition assistanceCommunity involvement and volunteering eventsCompany OverviewIFS develops and delivers enterprise software solutions such as ERP, EAM, Service Management and Industrial AI It is a sub-organization of EQT. It was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Linköping, Ostergotlands Lan, SWE, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.ifs.com.Company H1B SponsorshipIFS has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 5 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.