Principal AI Engineer

• Design, build, and operate VideoAmp's AI infrastructure and its universal tool layers
• Lead the development of scenario evaluation frameworks
• Architect and implement efficient tool discovery systems
• Partner with internal engineering teams to negotiate and promote API-first designs
• Own full SDLC of new Agent APIs from design through production, testing, releases, and enhancement
• Facilitate weekly AI office hours
• Contribute to multi-provider LLM abstraction layers
• Author, review, and drive clear, technical requirements documentation for new solutions

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• equivalent practical experience considered
• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years in AI/ML infrastructure, LLM platform engineering, or agentic systems
• Deep hands-on experience with LLM APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, tool use / function calling, and multi-step agent orchestration
• Strong background in resource-based API design
• Experience building or consuming developer-facing platform APIs at scale
• Experience with MCP or equivalent tool-layer abstractions for exposing platform capabilities to AI agents
• Proficiency in Golang, Python, and SQL
• Comfort working across backend services, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience designing and operating evaluation frameworks or automated testing pipelines for non-deterministic systems (LLMs, probabilistic models)
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Familiarity with the AdTech / media measurement landscape (linear TV, OTT, CTV, digital video)

• Equity participation included
• Discretionary & flexible PTO + Spring, Summer & Winter company breaks
• Inclusive and comprehensive medical, dental & vision
• 401(k) with matching
• HSA & FSA
• Paid Maternity & Parental Leave for all family additions
• Cell phone & wifi reimbursement
• Commuter benefits