# AI Engineer > Raydar · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-20 **Salary:** USD 300,000–500,000 **Workplace:** hybrid ## Description About the company Our client is a consumer technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take charge of the conversational intelligence layer of a consumer application, from core agent behavior through to what users see on screen. The focus is on making language-model driven interactions dependable, accurate and genuinely useful over extended conversations, supported by rigorous measurement. What you'll do \- Architect and own a conversational agent end to end, covering prompt design, calling external tools, multi-stage reasoning and incremental response delivery. \- Turn existing conversation state and memory prototypes into robust production systems. \- Make long, multi-turn conversations more dependable by handling errors, retrying sensibly and degrading smoothly when things break. \- Build the rendering layer that converts agent output into interface elements. \- Set the approach for working with several model vendors, including response caching, schema-constrained outputs and backup routing. \- Create evaluation tooling that measures agent quality and guides improvements. ## Requirements What we're looking for \- Hands-on experience designing, running and refining evaluations for search or ranking quality. \- A background building products for everyday consumers rather than internal tools, ideally outside the B2B space. \- A record of launching language-model features that interpret what a user wants and return tailored results to live users. \- Ability to walk through concrete production issues you have diagnosed and fixed. \- Breadth across applied AI work, including prompting, embeddings, retrieval and personalization memory, rather than depth in a single area. \- Sharp analytical ability and a quick learning pace. \- Regular use of AI-assisted tools in your own software development. Bonus points \- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python. \- Time spent at a high-growth startup or a well-known technology company. \- A degree from a highly regarded university, or comparable evidence of strong ability. \- Less than 4 years of experience can be considered when your track record and personal projects are outstanding. ## Benefits Compensation and benefits \- Base salary: USD 300,000 to 500,000 per year \- Equity Location and work model \- New York, NY, United States \- Hybrid, in person; must live in or relocate to New York City \- Full-time ## Apply [Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/C15D64B54E/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)