Applied AI Engineer

Role Overview

The Applied AI Engineer ensures AI systems work in real-world contexts. They design, deploy, adapt, test, and validate AI systems in program environments to ensure they are accurate, usable, and effective in practice. The AAE works directly with country teams, partners, and communities to configure AI systems for local contexts.

What You Will Do

Lead end-to-end deployment of AI systems, adapt systems to local environments, configure prompts and workflows, and ensure systems reflect real-world humanitarian knowledge. Test AI systems in real-world conditions, identify failure modes, and conduct safety validation and red teaming.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker with experience in software engineering, technical implementation, or related roles. Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web development practices is required, along with experience deploying and iterating on LLM-based applications in real-world environments.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in software engineering, technical implementation, or related roles
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web development practices
• Experience deploying and iterating on LLM-based applications in real-world environments
• Experience with communications or messaging platforms
• Experience integrating AI systems with third-party platforms and business tools
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience working in low-resource, high-complexity, or field-based environments
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and define structure where none exists
• Strong understanding of how AI systems behave in practice
• Ability to work across technical and non-technical teams and translate between them
• Experience training non-technical users and managing system handovers
• Experience in humanitarian, development, or nonprofit contexts
• Fluency in English required; additional regional language skills preferred

Benefits

• 10 sick days
• 10 US holidays
• 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure
• Medical insurance starting at $163 per month
• Dental starting at $6.50 per month
• Vision starting at $5 per month
• FSA for healthcare and commuter costs
• 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching
• Disability & life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program