AI Engineer in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Search Leaders, LLC

Our client is an innovative, customer-focused retail organization operating within a specialized industry, known for blending technology with hands-on consumer experiences. The company fosters a collaborative, high-performance culture that values its employees and emphasizes growth, impact, and continuous improvement.

Position Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for designing and deploying advanced AI-driven systems that automate complex business processes, with a strong emphasis on multi-step, tool-integrated workflows and production reliability.

• Architect and develop multi-step AI workflows that coordinate planning, execution, validation, and retry logic
• Integrate AI systems with internal platforms and external APIs to enable seamless automation
• Optimize model selection and routing across multiple providers based on performance, cost, and latency
• Transform unstructured data sources into structured, AI-ready formats including datasets, schemas, and embeddings
• Develop and integrate tool-access frameworks to safely connect AI agents with business systems
• Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools while maintaining strong engineering oversight and code quality
• Establish monitoring systems including testing, logging, and tracing to ensure reliability and performance
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI technologies and apply relevant advancements to improve systems

Position requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated delivery of production systems
• Strong programming expertise in Python and/or TypeScript including testing and API development
• Proven experience building production-grade AI workflows utilizing tool-calling architectures
• Experience working with multiple AI model providers and platforms
• Demonstrated ability to convert unstructured data into structured, usable formats
• Strong understanding of evaluating AI outputs and maintaining quality through testing and monitoring

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience developing tool integration frameworks or connectors for AI systems
• Familiarity with vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation systems
• Experience with orchestration frameworks for AI workflows
• General familiarity or interest in the relevant industry domain

Reasons to Apply:

• Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package.
• Health coverage, retirement plans, and other company-sponsored perks.
• Generous paid time off, including holidays, to support work-life balance.
• Flexible schedules and work life balance.
• Strong focus on employee development with on-the-job training and career growth.
• A positive company culture that values diversity and collaboration.