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Staff AI Engineer

Greeley Square, NY · Remote

$130K - $198K/yr

Staff AI Engineer for Robots & Pencils. One opening. Remote US role; start date ASAP. Includes approximately 20% travel for in-person interview and one-week onboarding, expenses covered. Compensation ...

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Staff AI Engineer

Greeley Square, NY · Remote

$130K - $198K/yr

Staff AI Engineer for Robots & Pencils. One opening. Remote US role; start date ASAP. Includes approximately 20% travel for in-person interview and one-week onboarding, expenses covered. Compensation ...

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About the Role As a Staff AI Engineer at Hippocratic AI, you'll set the technical direction for voice-based generative AI in healthcare. You'll architect the intelligent systems that power our ...

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Staff AI Engineer

Greeley Square, NY · Remote

$130K - $198K/yr

Staff AI Engineer for Robots & Pencils. One opening. Remote US role; start date ASAP. Includes approximately 20% travel for in-person interview and one-week onboarding, expenses covered. Compensation ...

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Staff AI Engineer USA (Remote) with 20% Travel. We're looking for a Staff AI Engineer to support the development and delivery of complex, integration-heavy platforms. This role is ideal for an ...

Staff AI Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$200K - $230K/yr

As a Staff AI Engineer at Emergence, You Will: Bring AI expertise, product intuition, and a builder's mindset to advance the frontier of what agents can accomplish for our customers. You will work ...

Staff AI Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$200K - $230K/yr

Requirements As a Staff AI Engineer at Emergence, You Will: Bring AI expertise, product intuition, and a builder's mindset to advance the frontier of what agents can accomplish for our customers. You ...

Staff AI Engineer Onsite 1-2 Day(s) a Week in Newark, NJ Office. At Robots & Pencils, we build meaningful, scalable digital products that solve real business problems. We're looking for a Staff AI ...

Staff AI Engineer Onsite 1-2 Day(s) a Week in Newark, NJ Office. At Robots & Pencils, we build meaningful, scalable digital products that solve real business problems. We're looking for a Staff AI ...

They are seeking a Staff AI Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of AI-assisted engineering practices to enhance software development processes within a fintech environment.

Staff AI Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

$200K - $250K/yr

We are hiring a Staff AI Engineer in our New York City office. About the Role: The role is for the Identity team at Applecart. The team builds and maintains best in class identity data products ...

Job Summary This Staff AI Engineer role sits at the intersection of AI systems architecture and full-stack product engineering within CMG's AI & ML Engineering org. The person in this seat is the ...

They are seeking a Staff AI Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of AI-assisted engineering practices within their fintech organization, focusing on building scalable systems that ...

SoFi's Staff AI Engineer is a highly experienced, hands-on individual contributor within SoFi's growing independent risk organization, focused on owning the design, development, and evolution of ...

Staff AI Engineer (Audio)

New York, NY · Remote

$185K - $235K/yr

Reality Defender Wins RSA Most Innovative Startup Staff AI Engineer (Audio) We are seeking a Staff AI Engineer (Audio) to build, tune, and deploy state-of-the-art audio deepfake detection models in ...

Staff AI Engineer

$200K - $240K/yr

We are looking for a Staff AI Engineer to lead that work. This is the role for the engineer who needs no scaffolding. You identify the problem, design the system, build it, ship it, and improve it ...

Staff AI Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$170K - $215K/yr

We are looking for a Staff AI Engineer to lead that work. This is the role for the engineer who needs no scaffolding. You identify the problem, design the system, build it, ship it, and improve it ...

We are looking for a Staff AI Engineer to lead that work. This is the role for the engineer who needs no scaffolding. You identify the problem, design the system, build it, ship it, and improve it ...

Staff AI Engineer

$180K - $220K/yr

We are looking for a Staff AI Engineer to lead that work. This is the role for the engineer who needs no scaffolding. You identify the problem, design the system, build it, ship it, and improve it ...

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How much do staff ai engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for staff ai engineer in the United States is $99,330.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $69,000.00 and $125,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Staff Ai Engineer vs Machine Learning Engineer?

AspectStaff Ai EngineerMachine Learning Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's/Master's in CS, AI, or related; experience in AI developmentBachelor's/Master's in CS, Data Science, or related; strong ML background
Work EnvironmentCross-functional teams, product-focused, often in tech companiesData-driven projects, model development, research-focused roles
Employer & Industry UsageTech firms, AI startups, large enterprises integrating AITech companies, research labs, startups focusing on ML solutions

The Staff Ai Engineer and Machine Learning Engineer roles share similar educational backgrounds and work environments. However, Staff Ai Engineers often have broader responsibilities, including leading AI initiatives and cross-team collaboration, while Machine Learning Engineers focus more on developing and deploying ML models. Both roles are vital in AI-driven organizations, but Staff Ai Engineers typically hold more seniority and strategic influence.

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Infographic showing various Staff Ai Engineer job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 5% As Needed, 58% Full Time, 18% Part Time, 3% Temporary, and 16% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $99,330 per year, or $47.8 per hour.

Staff AI Engineer

Velocity Talent

Greeley Square, NY • Remote

$130K - $198K/yr

Full-time

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Job description

Staff AI Engineer for Robots & Pencils. One opening. Remote US role; start date ASAP. Includes approximately 20% travel for in-person interview and one-week onboarding, expenses covered. Compensation: $130,000-$198,000. Authorization: must be legally authorized to work in the US; no sponsorship.


This is a senior backend/AI engineering role in a mature production AI environment with real enterprise users. The role focuses on Python and Node.js backend engineering, AWS-native serverless architecture, DynamoDB single-table design, and production-grade AI platform engineering: LLM function/tool calling, multi-agent orchestration, vector databases/OpenSearch, RAG, and streaming LLM responses.


Responsibilities include building and maintaining backend services, developing APIs, contributing to full-stack integration, supporting workflow orchestration and event-driven processes, improving reliability, troubleshooting production systems, supporting deployment/release processes, participating in code reviews, mentoring, and taking end-to-end ownership of features.


Requirements:

- 6+ years professional software engineering experience

- Strong Python and Node.js experience

- Hands-on experience with LLM function/tool calling, prompt engineering, multi-agent orchestration, vector databases/OpenSearch, embeddings, streaming LLM responses, and RAG

- AWS cloud experience including Lambda, DynamoDB single-table design, S3, SQS, EventBridge, and Step Functions

- Experience building and maintaining full-stack applications, workflow orchestration tools, API design and backend systems, SQL and NoSQL databases, production environments, unit testing, maintainable test strategies, and Docker

- Nice to have: Langfuse, synthetic AI testing, token cost optimization, reasoning effort configuration, and Step Functions for AI workflows