AI engineer

🚀 About Thrifty AI

Thrifty AI is building artificial humans — AI-powered characters that can see, hear and understand. Our vision is to expand human capacity with AI that is secure, reliable, and trustworthy enough for enterprises to run real work on. We build end to end: the agents, the platform that grounds them in a company’s own data, and the guardrails that keep people in control of every decision that matters.

With hubs across the USA, India, the UAE and Australia, our team thinks big and moves fast, and we’re looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI.

📐 About the role

As an AI engineer at Thrifty AI, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping how people and enterprises work alongside artificial humans. This isn’t just about theory; you’ll be building tangible AI solutions that power the future of work. Your work will directly impact the performance, scalability, and ethical alignment of our models and AI agents, enabling businesses to unlock unprecedented levels of productivity and innovation with AI that is truly grounded in their data.

This role can be hybrid in our Delaware hub. You’ll report to the head of AI engineering.

🦸🏻‍♀️ What you’ll do

• Architect, develop, and deploy high-performance, scalable AI applications into production environments, ensuring robust integrations with our end-to-end platform.
• Drive the development of artificial humans, intelligent agents and AI-powered features, translating complex research into practical, impactful solutions for our customers.
• Collaborate closely with research scientists, data scientists, and product managers to define technical requirements and deliver features that address critical business needs.
• Contribute to the research and evaluation of emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and tools to keep Thrifty AI at the frontier of human-AI interaction.
• Champion responsible AI practices, including bias detection, explainability, and safety alignment, making sure our AI is trustworthy and ethical.

⭐️ What you need

• 5+ years of professional experience building and deploying machine learning or AI systems in a production environment.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with relevant AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
• A strong foundation in machine learning principles, deep learning architectures, and natural language processing, particularly with large language models.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps tools for managing the AI lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, efficient, and well-tested code for scalable software systems.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges with creative AI solutions.
• You Connect by collaborating seamlessly across diverse teams, Challenge the status quo to innovate, and Own your projects with a commitment to impact and excellence.

🍩 Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)

• Generous PTO, plus company holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)
• Fertility and family planning support
• Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
• Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
• Annual work-life stipends for:
  • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
  • Learning and development stipend
• Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
• Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k