Founding AI Engineer, Customer-Facing (JOB ID # 17162K)

Join us and help shape the future of AI by architecting next-generation knowledge systems.

Values we look for:

• Unwavering Integrity with Purpose: We operate with complete honesty and stay true to our mission. Our work isn't just a job – it's driven by genuine passion and deep alignment with our goals.

• Resourceful Innovation: We thrive in any environment, turning constraints into opportunities. Our ability to adapt and find creative solutions with limited resources sets us apart.

• Exceptional Drive & Execution: We combine sharp intellect with relentless execution. Smart thinking alone isn't enough – we pride ourselves on turning great ideas into real results.

• Elevate & Empower: We believe in collective growth. Success means lifting those around us, sharing knowledge, and helping our teammates reach their full potential.

• Deep Expertise: We value and cultivate deep domain knowledge. True innovation comes from mastering our craft and understanding the nuances of our field.

Position: Founding AI Engineer, Customer-Facing

Duties:

Serve as a critical technical leader bridging LlamaIndex’s AI platform with enterprise customer needs. The role involves end-to-end ownership of complex customer implementations, deep technical collaboration with product/engineering, and significant personal commitment to customer success and innovation velocity.

• Engage with enterprise clients to identify high-impact AI use cases and design tailored solutions that align with complex business goals and infrastructure constraints

• Architect and implement scalable Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using Python, vector stores, and LLM orchestration frameworks.

• Design and deploy secure, compliant, and scalable AI applications on cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Lead rapid development of proof-of-concepts, internal tools, and AI integrations with enterprise systems (e.g., Slack, Notion, Confluence).

• Develop and maintain production-grade data pipelines using orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow.

• Contribute actively to the LlamaIndex open-source project, driving core feature development, bug fixes, documentation, and community support.

• Create frontend components and developer tools using TypeScript/JavaScript.

• Lead customer workshops, deployment reviews, and technical onboarding sessions.

• Translate customer feedback into product insights through close collaboration with engineering and product teams.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field and five (5) years of post-baccalaureate experience in a technical role such as Machine Learning Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Customer Engineer.

Special Skills Required:

• 5 years of hands-on programming experience in Python + SQL

• 3 years building and deploying AI/ML solutions in production environments

• 1 year customizing and deploying LLM-based applications, including RAG architectures

• Deploying infrastructure on cloud environments using containers or infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)

• Frontend development with TypeScript/JavaScript

• Interfacing directly with enterprise customers in a technical consulting or pre-sales capacity

• Experience building AI-powered integrations with platforms such as Slack or Notion

• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally up to every 2 weeks to conduct customer workshops, deployment support, and cross-site engineering collaboration.

• Weekend and evening hours will be required to support global deployments.

Wage Rate: $215,000 to $250,000 per yearHours: 40 per week

Place of Employment: 325 5th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Apply to: JOB ID # 17162K at https://www.llamaindex.ai/

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