AI/ML Engineer

Alation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence — powered by AI agents and trusted data. The AI/ML Engineer will build intelligent systems, prototype AI applications, and collaborate with customers to design practical solutions using Alation's data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Prototype AI Agents: Experiment with modern LLM and agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Pydantic-AI) — evaluate, benchmark, and refine performance with guidance from AI experts and researchers
• Collaborate with customers: Partner with technical stakeholders to understand real-world use cases and co-design practical solutions
• Build AI-powered applications: Develop agentic systems that combine structured data, language models, and automation to deliver measurable results
• Code with care: Write clean, well-structured Python code for integrations, pipelines, and intelligent systems
• Grow through teamwork: Work directly with product and platform teams to share insights from real deployments and help improve Alation’s AI platform
• Contribute reusable tools: Help create templates and patterns that speed up future implementations

Skills

• 1 - 3 years of related experience in a startup or rapidly growing and evolving business
• B.S. in Computer Science or related field (M.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred)
• Strong Python fundamentals, with experience writing and debugging production-quality code
• Curiosity and an understanding of LLMs or AI system development — from prompting to evaluation
• Comfort working with SQL and relational data; familiarity with tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift is a plus
• Interest in working across the full lifecycle — from problem framing and prototyping to testing and deployment
• Clear communication skills and an ability to collaborate with both engineers and non-technical teams
• A growth mindset — you like learning new frameworks, exploring ideas, and solving open-ended problems
• Experience deploying AI or ML systems in production (e.g., observability, monitoring, and iterative improvement)
• Background in forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, or AI consulting roles
• Familiarity with data infrastructure and MLOps concepts — APIs, orchestration, containerization, and cloud environments
• Understanding of enterprise data governance and access control principles

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