Description
We are seeking a Staff Applied AI Engineer to join our team at Komodo Health. As a Staff Applied AI Engineer, you will be a cross-functional AI leader and strategic thought partner. This role exists to define Komodo's long-term AI capabilities, set company-wide technical standards, architect foundational AI systems, and guide teams toward scalable, safe, and innovative AI development.
You will influence data strategy, drive build-vs-buy evaluations, and meaningfully shift Komodo's AI-native infrastructure and culture. Your responsibilities will include:
- Helping design company-wide AI vision, standards, and reference architectures.
- Defining and building foundational AI platforms (e.g., internal agent frameworks, orchestration systems).
- Acting as a multiplier by mentoring teams, running workshops, and driving organizational knowledge sharing.
- Making high-level technical decisions, including evaluating major build-vs-buy choices for platforms and tooling.
- Shaping Komodo's data strategy from an AI perspective,requirements, quality, orientation, and long-term structure.
- Leading complex applied research initiatives that push Komodo into new AI capability frontiers.
- Ensuring Komodo's AI systems meet high bars for reliability, accountability, ethics, and transparency.
The ideal candidate will be a recognized expert in applied AI with demonstrated impact across multiple teams or organizational domains. They will have extensive experience architecting end-to-end AI systems, multi-agent architectures, and large-scale orchestration frameworks. They will also have strong fluency in Python, GenAI frameworks (vLLM, Strands, Crew AI), and full-stack system integration.
We offer a competitive salary range of $274,000-$322,000 USD per year, depending on location. This role may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and equity awards. We also offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible time off and holidays, 401(k) with company match, disability insurance and life insurance, and leaves of absence in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations and company policy.