Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI (IC)

Responsibilities

• Build agent platforms and internal tooling including orchestration, tool calling, and evaluation harnesses
• Operationalize AI within the software development lifecycle to assist with code reviews and test generation
• Design and implement RAG patterns, structured extraction, and production inference workflows
• Own end-to-end AI feature delivery from prototype to production monitoring
• Mentor engineers and establish best practices for AI reliability, safety, and observability

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production systems
• Direct experience on an Applied AI or product AI team building LLM/ML features
• Strong backend and system design skills (APIs, distributed systems, observability)
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes with cross-functional partners
• Experience mentoring peers and improving engineering quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building platform capabilities like SDKs or internal developer frameworks
• Practical experience with embeddings, search/retrieval, and model monitoring
• Familiarity with inference constraints such as latency, cost, and caching

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Annual bonus
• Flexible PTO
• 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)

About the Company

PrizePicks is a leading Daily Fantasy Sports platform in North America, covering a diverse range of sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, and Esports.