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Senior AI Engineer

Vaco
$160,000.00 - $200,000.00 / yr
United States, Kentucky, Lexington
Mar 05, 2026
Let Vaco advocate for you! We are currently seeking a Senior AI Engineer to support a growing team. Role Overview This position offers significant ownership and influence. The right candidate is energized by the concept of collaborative AI in engineering-where intelligent systems handle execution-level tasks and developers concentrate on system design and architectural decisions. As the first team member focused exclusively on AI-enabled developer experience, you will: Architect and Launch: Establish the technical foundation and deliver the initial production-ready versions of AI-driven workflow automation. Design Autonomous Workflows: Build coordinated multi-agent systems capable of moving work seamlessly from task intake through code creation, testing, and pull request generation with minimal manual intervention. Integrate with Existing Infrastructure: Ensure AI systems operate effectively within current CI/CD environments, leveraging retrieval-based context to generate secure, high-quality code aligned with established standards. Deliver Real-World Impact: Deploy practical tools used daily by engineering teams, measuring success through improved development velocity and reduced cognitive overhead. What You Bring The focus is on engineering judgment and architectural depth rather than familiarity with specific frameworks: Systems Thinking: Experience designing and operating LLM-based solutions such as agent-driven workflows, retrieval-augmented pipelines, or production AI platforms. Strong Engineering Foundation: Background in backend or platform engineering, with a clear understanding of failure modes, pipeline security, and observability. Experience with Non-Deterministic Systems: Ability to manage AI unpredictability, mitigate hallucinations, implement feedback loops, and create evaluation mechanisms to ensure reliability. Pragmatic Tool Selection: Comfort choosing technologies based on architectural fit and long-term maintainability rather than trends. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. 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Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.