At Kiteworks, we believe that our most critical advantage is the speed and quality of our innovation. We are committed to building a world-class Engineering and Product organization, and that means equipping our builders with the most advanced tools on the planet. We are investing in a dedicated team to harness the power of AI to supercharge our internal development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and beyond. This is your opportunity to build the tools that build our products.

We are looking for a creative and highly-skilled AI Engineer to be the core builder on our Internal AI Platforms team. You will partner directly with our AI Product Manager to bring our vision for a smarter, faster development lifecycle to life. Your mission is to be a force multiplier for our entire R&D organization, designing, building, and deploying the AI-powered tools that your colleagues will use every day.

You will be the technical authority responsible for turning product requirements into production-ready AI systems. This is a hands-on role where you will be prototyping, fine-tuning models, building APIs, and deploying services that have an immediate and tangible impact on developer productivity and happiness.

What you'll do

• Design and Build AI Systems: Translate product requirements and user problems into robust, scalable, and elegant technical designs. You will own the implementation of AI models and services from end to end.
• Prototype and Iterate Rapidly: Quickly build proofs-of-concept and prototypes to test hypotheses and gather feedback from our internal engineering and product users.
• Fine-Tune and Optimize Models: Work with state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs). You will be responsible for fine-tuning open-source models on our internal codebase and data to create bespoke, high-performing solutions.
• Integrate and Deploy: Build and maintain the infrastructure for deploying and serving your models. You will be responsible for MLOps practices, ensuring our AI services are reliable, observable, and efficient.
• Partner with Product: Collaborate closely with the AI Product Manager to refine the roadmap, provide technical feasibility assessments, and ensure the engineering work is aligned with the highest-impact user problems.
• Stay on the Cutting Edge: Continuously research and experiment with the latest advancements in AI/ML, including new models, techniques (like RAG), and frameworks (like LangChain/LlamaIndex), and be a thought leader for how we can apply them internally.

• High-Impact Role: You will directly influence the productivity and happiness of our entire R&D organization. The tools you build will have a tangible and immediate impact.
• Innovation at the Core: We are committed to being leaders not just in our market, but in how we build our products. You will have the resources and executive support to be truly innovative.
• A-Team Colleagues: You will be working with and for some of the best engineers and product minds in the industry.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary, bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

What you'll bring

• Execution – We deliver results with focus, ownership, and consistency. Our teams take initiative, solve challenges proactively, and continuously optimize how we work to create meaningful impact for our customers.
• Transparency – We communicate openly and clearly, ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make informed decisions. We foster a culture of trust, welcome feedback, and embrace accountability in everything we do.
• Integrity – We uphold the highest standards of honesty and responsibility. Our teams act ethically, consistently honor commitments, and build trust through principled, reliable actions.

Compensation Range:

• Annual Base Salary Range: $180,000 – $200,000
• Base pay depends on many factors, such as location, education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Kiteworks competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses.The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Job Benefits

• Medical: Three Cigna plans (PPO250, EPO, HDHP3300); employees pay 10% of premiums for the PPO and EPO plans and no premium contribution for the HDHP plan.
• HSA: Company contributes $1,200–$2,400/year for HDHP enrollees
• Dental & Vision: Fully employer-paid (Cigna/EyeMed)
• FSA: Healthcare FSA ($3,400) and Dependent Care FSA ($7,500)
• 401(k): 100% match on first 75% of deferred compensation, capped at $5,000; immediately vested
• Life & Disability: Fully employer-paid; BasicLife/AD&D (1× salary up to $200K), STD (60% salary for non-CA employees and 20% for CA employees up to $2,500/week), LTD (60% salary up to $12,500/month)
• Parental Leave: 8 weeks for non-birthing parents;16 weeks for birthing parents (100% base salary)

Commitment to Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Kiteworks is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

Other requirements

Ability to meet Kiteworks, customer, and/or government security screening requirements for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:

Kiteworks Background Check: This position requires passing the Kiteworks background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Please note that this role is open to individuals who already have U.S. work authorization. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.