AI Engineer (SaaS Platform)

Posted 3 hours ago

Worldwide

Summary

We're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to help build and improve a modern SaaS platform that combines scalable backend systems, intelligent document processing, and AI-powered workflows. You'll work across backend services, frontend features, databases, and LLM integrations while contributing to a production application used in real-world business environments. Preferred Skills Backend * Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js (Express or similar frameworks) * Experience designing scalable backend services, APIs, authentication, validation, and error handling * Solid understanding of PostgreSQL database design, indexing, migrations, transactions, and performance optimization * Familiarity with Drizzle ORM or similar ORMs * Experience working with background job queues (BullMQ, SQS, Redis queues, or similar) * Understanding of retries, idempotency, and asynchronous workflows * Willingness to work with Python/FastAPI services when needed Frontend * Experience building applications with Next.js and React * Strong TypeScript skills * React Query (or similar data-fetching libraries) * Tailwind CSS and component libraries such as shadcn/ui or Radix UI * Experience building dashboard interfaces with tables, forms, document viewers, and interactive components AI & Document Processing * Experience building AI-powered applications * Familiarity with OCR and document extraction workflows * Experience working with structured AI outputs using JSON, Zod, or Pydantic schemas * Knowledge of prompt engineering and prompt optimization * Experience integrating LLM APIs such as Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini * Understanding of prompt validation, evaluation, and response quality improvements * Awareness of token usage and cost optimization Nice to Have * AWS services (Bedrock, Textract, S3, SQS, EC2, RDS) * FastAPI and SQLAlchemy * PDF processing libraries * Docker, Docker Compose, Nginx, PM2 * Multi-tenant applications and role-based access control * Experience with vector databases and embeddings * Experience deploying production applications Technology Stack Frontend * Next.js * React * TypeScript * React Query * Tailwind CSS * shadcn/ui * Zustand Backend * Node.js * Express * TypeScript * Drizzle ORM * Zod * Python * FastAPI Database * PostgreSQL * Redis * Amazon S3 AI * Claude * OpenAI * Gemini * OCR * Vector Search Infrastructure * Docker * GitHub * AWS * Nginx What We're Looking For * Strong problem-solving skills * Experience building production-quality software * Clear communication and collaboration * Attention to code quality and documentation * Ability to work independently while contributing to a team * Interest in building scalable AI-powered SaaS products If this matches your background, we'd love to hear about projects you've built and the technologies you've worked with.

  • $250.00

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  • Intermediate
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  • Remote Job
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Python
Artificial Intelligence
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About the client
Member since Apr 21, 2026
  • United States
    Peachtree12:35 PM
  • $2K total spent
    122 hires, 20 active
  • 112 hours

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