Applied AI Engineer
Laurel
$254,000–$328,000
Jul 19, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on taking existing AI features — such as activity classification, narrative generation, work codes, and compliance — from early-stage prototypes to reliable, production-grade quality within a time-tracking platform for professional services firms. The engineer owns features across their full lifecycle, building evaluation frameworks, improving retrieval and embedding systems, and tuning LLM outputs per customer. It suits an experienced ML/LLM engineer who is comfortable driving quality measurement and working closely with product and platform teams.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,600 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,950–6,900
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title reads 'Senior / Staff Applied AI Engineer' — the posting explicitly states the role will be hired at Senior or Staff level depending on experience. Advertised seniority is captured as Senior (the lower of the two named levels); the actual scope and 7+ years requirement with end-to-end ownership is consistent with Senior.
Python and TypeScript are presented as interchangeable primary language options ('strong in Python and/or TypeScript'); they are combined into one required skill with TypeScript as the alternative.
Node.js/NestJS, MongoDB, and message queues are explicitly flagged as 'nice to have given our stack' in the JD, so they are marked preferred.
Agentic workflows, knowledge graphs, and AI coding tools (Claude Code / Cursor / Copilot) appear in the requirements section but are framed with softer language ('or similar', 'nice to have', or as a 'point of view' rather than a hard gate), so they are marked preferred.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
The JD notes visa sponsorship requests are reviewed case-by-case but also states 'We are not able to support visa sponsorship' — these two statements contradict each other within the same posting.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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