Senior AI Engineer

About the Company

Blank Metal is an AI-native engineering company that partners with enterprises to deliver production AI fast. We blend strategic insight with hands-on execution, shipping high-impact systems that turn AI initiatives into measurable business results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and strategy for AI-powered projects
• Design scalable, production-grade systems that handle real-world complexity
• Make critical decisions about tooling, frameworks, and architectural patterns
• Own the quality and reliability of systems in production
• Mentor and develop other engineers
• Drive technical discussions and shape team standards
• Build observability and evaluation frameworks
• Partner with product and client teams to translate business needs into technical solutions

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience
• Demonstrated ability to deliver production-ready AI features
• Proven record of shipping complex, mission-critical software
• Strong full-stack and/or backend development skills
• Experience designing and leading technically challenging work from concept through delivery
• Deep understanding of production AI systems design, scalability, and reliability
• Expert knowledge of LLM APIs, vector databases, prompt engineering, and agents

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building RAG systems at scale
• Deep experience with vector databases and semantic search
• Background in AI observability, evaluation frameworks, or monitoring
• Experience with agent-based architectures and agentic AI systems
• Understanding of inference optimization and model serving
• Previous mentorship or technical leadership roles
• Contribution to AI-focused open source projects