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AI Engineer, Agent Platform

NewsBreak
Location
Mountain View, California, United States
Posted
22 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Demonstrable experience shipping an AI product with real users
  • Active, hands-on familiarity with modern AI development tooling
  • Ability to work end-to-end independently
  • Developed perspective on AI agent design
  • Strong proficiency in Python (or Go / Node) with solid backend engineering experience
  • Sufficient frontend capability (React or Next.js) to ship functional internal tools independently
Nice to have
  • Experience building or operating a multi-agent system in production
  • Hands-on experience with eval frameworks
  • A public artifact that reflects how you approach problems
  • Experience integrating LLMs with complex, real-world data
What the job really is

As an AI Engineer for the Agent Platform at NewsBreak, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the foundational layer that powers various AI products, including local-news synthesis agents and paid-growth agents. Your role involves designing evaluation and observability tools, managing context engineering, integrating new foundation models, and collaborating with product teams to rapidly develop new agent concepts.

Benefits
  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family (100% coverage for employee)
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • FSA, HSA and commuter benefits programs
  • Team activity budget
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of team size or structure, which may affect collaboration dynamics
  • Role involves significant independence, which may not suit everyone
  • Base salary range provided, but pay may vary based on multiple factors
  • Preferred qualifications may not be essential for all candidates
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