Senior AI Engineer
Blank Metal · Minneapolis, MN
About this role
**Senior AI Engineer — Blank Metal** **About Blank Metal** Blank Metal is an AI-native engineering company that partners with enterprises to deliver production AI fast. We blend strategic insight with hands-on execution—shipping high-impact systems that turn AI initiatives into measurable business results. --- ## **The Role** You’re a technical leader who shapes how Blank Metal approaches AI engineering. With experience designing, building, and shipping AI features that hold up under real-world use, you combine deep technical expertise with mentorship and vision. You architect complex AI systems, make critical technical decisions, and elevate the entire team’s capabilities. --- ## **What You’ll Do** - Lead the technical architecture and strategy for AI-powered projects - Design scalable, production-grade systems that handle real-world complexity - Make critical decisions about tooling, frameworks, and architectural patterns - Own the quality and reliability of systems in production - Mentor and develop other engineers - Drive technical discussions and shape team standards - Keep up with emerging tools and techniques - Build observability and evaluation frameworks - Partner with product and client teams to translate business needs into technical solutions - Contribute to longer-term technical vision and innovation --- ## **What We’re Looking For** - **AI Architecture Expertise:** Deep understanding of production AI systems design, scalability, and reliability - **Production AI Leadership:** Hands-on experience building, deploying, and operating AI systems - **System Design Mastery:** Ability to architect complex AI integrations that scale, handle edge cases, and provide strong observability - **AI Tooling Depth:** Expert knowledge of LLM APIs, vector databases, prompt engineering, agents, and emerging AI tools - **Full-Stack Fluency:** Advanced development skills across frontend, backend, and infrastructure - **AI Observability & Evals:** Experience building evaluation frameworks and monitoring for AI systems - **Technical Leadership:** Mentor others, set technical standards, and drive architectural decisions - **Strategic Thinking:** Connect technical decisions to business outcomes - **Learning Mindset:** Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape --- ## **Required Experience** - At least **5 years** of professional software engineering experience - Demonstrated ability to deliver **production-ready AI features** used by real users - Proven record of shipping complex, mission-critical software - Strong full-stack and/or backend development skills - Experience designing and leading technically challenging work from concept through delivery - Shown ability to guide others, share knowledge, and influence technical direction --- ## **Nice to Have** - Experience building **RAG systems at scale** - Deep experience with **vector databases** and **semantic search** - Background in **AI observability**, evaluation frameworks, or monitoring - Experience with **agent-based architectures** and agentic AI systems - Understanding of **inference optimization** and **model serving** - Previous mentorship or technical leadership roles - Contributions to AI-focused open source projects --- ## **Why You’ll Love It Here** - **Build AI that ships:** every project ends in a live deployment, not a slide deck - **Craft meets velocity:** strong focus on quality while delivering at startup speed
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