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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer - Cloud Software & AI Platforms - **Company:** Altera Corporation - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $118,900.0 - $172,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** A/B Testing, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Graph Database, Information Retrieval, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Recommender Systems, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Software Organization, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Indexer, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Operations, Virtual Agents, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Docker - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/aef08e53-83bd-4701-b58f-427f5923f226 ## About the Role * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field. * 3+ years of industry experience in software engineering, machine learning, data science, or related disciplines. * Strong programming skills in Python, typescript, and familiarity with modern software development practices. * Experience working with machine learning, generative AI, large language models, or information retrieval systems. * Understanding of vector databases, search technologies, embeddings, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) concepts. * Experience developing scalable services on public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. * Familiarity with REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. * Excellent communication and collaboration abilities., * Experience with LLM orchestration frameworks and agentic AI systems. * Familiarity with Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, or comparable AI services. * Experience with evaluation frameworks, experimentation, and A/B testing methodologies. * Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. * Experience with knowledge graphs, semantic search, or recommendation systems. * Exposure to MLOps, model deployment, and production AI systems. * Experience working in developer tools, enterprise software, or technical documentation environments. ## Description We are seeking a highly motivated AI Engineer to join our Cloud Software Engineering team. In this role, you will help design, develop, and optimize AI-powered applications and intelligent services that improve developer productivity, knowledge discovery, and engineering workflows. You will work across machine learning, large language models (LLMs), search technologies, data pipelines, and cloud-native platforms to deliver scalable AI solutions for internal and external users. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, cloud computing, and software engineering, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build next-generation intelligent systems., * Design and develop AI and machine learning solutions that leverage modern LLMs, retrieval systems, and agent-based architectures. * Design, build, and optimize agentic AI workflows that coordinate LLMs, tools, enterprise data sources, APIs, and multi-step reasoning to automate complex engineering and knowledge-discovery tasks. * Build and optimize data processing, indexing, and retrieval pipelines to enable intelligent search and knowledge discovery. * Develop evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, and monitoring solutions to measure system quality, accuracy, and user impact. * Experiment with model selection, prompt engineering, retrieval strategies, ranking approaches, and fine-tuning techniques. * Analyze system performance, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvements using data-driven methodologies. * Collaborate with software engineers, product teams, and domain experts to translate business requirements into scalable AI solutions. * Develop and maintain cloud-native services and APIs supporting AI applications. * Contribute to architecture, design reviews, and engineering best practices across the AI platform. * Stay current with advancements in generative AI, machine learning, and information retrieval technologies. ## Related Videos - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Optimizing Discovery: PostgreSQL's Role in Transforming GetYourGuide's Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1647-optimizing-discovery-postgresql-s-role-in-transforming-getyourguide-s-search) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [Microservices: how to get started with Spring Boot and Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/242-microservices-how-to-get-started-with-spring-boot-and-kubernetes) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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