Blank Metal

Blank Metal

AI Engineer

Minneapolis, MN

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 120 days ago
PythonReactNode.js.NETFull-Stack DevelopmentVector DatabasesAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDevOpsAPI DevelopmentLLMsRAGAgentic AICollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • You're an experienced engineer who ships production AI features with confidence.
  • Ship production AI features with minimal guidance
  • Become the go-to expert on AI architecture and tooling

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement end-to-end AI integrations: from LLM API selection to production deployment
  • Integrate cloud AI services and build custom AI tooling when needed
  • Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers
  • System Design: Can architect AI integrations that scale, handle errors gracefully, and provide good user experiences
  • Blank Metal is an AI-native engineering company that partners with enterprises to deliver production AI fast.

Requirements

  • Production Expertise: Proven ability to ship production AI features end-to-end
  • LLM Mastery: Deep hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and frameworks like LangChain
  • Proven ability to ship production AI features end-to-end
  • Deep hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and frameworks like LangChain

Nice to have

  • Understanding of prompt engineering best practices
  • Experience with deployment and DevOps practices
  • Exposure to agentic AI systems
  • Craft meets velocity: we obsess over quality while delivering at startup speed
  • Outcome-driven model: our projects align with client success, not billable hours
  • AI-native culture: you'll work with peers who deeply understand modern AI's potential and limits
  • Real collaboration: open conversations, shared ownership, and space to bring your voice and creativity

Skills

  • Strong development across frontend (React/modern frameworks), backend (Python, Node.js,.NET), and infrastructure
  • AI Tooling: Comfortable with vector databases, prompt engineering, embedding models, and emerging AI tools
  • 2-5 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Demonstrated production AI experience (LLM integrations, AI-powered features)
  • Advanced full-stack development skills
  • Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Strong backend and infrastructure development skills applied to real production systems
  • Proven ability to ship complex features independently
  • Experience with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems
  • Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, etc.)
  • Experience contributing to frontend features using modern frameworks when needed
  • Background with API design and system integration

Company info

  • you'll work with peers who deeply understand modern AI's potential and limits

Equal opportunity

  • Blank Metal is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • We welcome all backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Diversity makes our work better and our team stronger.

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