[Remote] Senior AI Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TaxGPT is revolutionizing the tax and accounting space with AI-driven solutions tailored for accountants, tax professionals, and SMBs. They are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to help build the core intelligence layer behind TaxGPT, focusing on automating tax workflows using advanced AI technologies. The role requires collaboration with software engineers and product teams to design and scale AI systems that enhance efficiency and reliability.ResponsibilitiesBuild and improve AI-powered product experiences for tax and accounting workflowsIncrease automation rates across workflows while maintaining accuracy, reliability, and a strong user experienceDesign and refine prompt-based systems, tool-using agents, and multi-step workflows that perform well in real production use casesPrototype and ship end-to-end AI features quickly, from idea to working productDesign workflows that combine LLMs, tools, APIs, retrieval systems, and structured outputs in a robust wayWork across APIs, tools, retrieval layers, and backend systems to make AI capabilities useful in real user workflowsBuild and maintain evals, regression tests, and benchmarks that help us measure and improve AI quality over timeDefine practical metrics for usefulness, accuracy, latency, reliability, and costInvestigate model failures and systematically improve performance through better prompting, context design, routing, and system architectureContribute to fine-tuning experiments, benchmark design, and dataset development where it adds product valueWrite strong Python code for prototypes, internal tooling, backend services, and AI workflowsWork with product and backend engineers to productionize AI systems cleanly and safelyUse data and experimentation to guide decisions, validate improvements, and prioritize the highest-impact workHelp build feedback loops that make AI behavior easier to understand, debug, and improve over timeMake strong technical decisions in your area and help the team balance speed, quality, and maintainabilityShare clear guidance through code reviews, design discussions, and documentationSkills5+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, AI engineering or a related roleStrong experience building with LLMs in real products, not just experimentation environmentsExperience designing and improving prompt-based systems to achieve reliable, high-quality outcomesStrong experience with agentic workflows, tool-using AI systems, or multi-step AI orchestrationExperience building evals, regression tests, benchmarks, and monitoring for AI workflowsStrong understanding of tradeoffs in model quality, latency, cost, reliability, and system designStrong scripting or coding ability in languages such as Python, Go, or TypeScriptComfort working with APIs, backend systems, data flows, and cloud environmentsStrong written and verbal communication skillsExperience supporting fast-moving startup engineering teamsExperience building products from 0 to 1Experience with fine-tuning LLMs, synthetic dataset creation, or benchmark developmentExperience working with sensitive or regulated data domains such as tax, accounting, finance, legal, or healthcareFamiliarity with modern AI evaluation and observability toolingBenefitsMedicalDentalVision401k + 3% matchLife insuranceCompany OverviewTaxGPT uses artificial intelligence and tax information to automate tax filing. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.taxgpt.com.Company H1B SponsorshipTaxGPT has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.