Sr. AI Engineer
Funko - Burbank, CA
Hiring: Sr. AI Engineer Company: Funko Location: Burbank, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 17:59:20 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: AI Engineering, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, n8n, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Python, APIs, Cloud-Native Services, AI Observability, AI Guardrails, Agentic Architectures, Intelligent Automation, Salesforce, Shopify, D365 ERP, Snowflake, AWS, Microsoft 365 Experience: - Lead the design, development, and operationalization of AI-powered applications, intelligent automation, and agentic solutions across the enterprise technology landscape. - Hands-on technical leadership role responsible for building enterprise AI capabilities while establishing engineering best practices, reusable components, and AI development standards. - Serve as the technical lead for enterprise AI initiatives, evaluating emerging AI technologies and creating reusable AI patterns that accelerate adoption across the organization. - Mentor engineers through technical leadership, code reviews, and collaboration. Required Skills: - Design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI solutions that solve complex business challenges and improve operational efficiency. - Build AI-powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, prompt engineering, and modern orchestration frameworks. - Design and implement intelligent workflows, agentic architectures, and automation solutions that integrate with enterprise business systems. - Develop production-grade AI applications using Python, APIs, cloud-native services, and modern AI development frameworks. - Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions leveraging enterprise knowledge, business data, and structured information sources. - Build and orchestrate AI agents using modern frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, n8n, or similar technologies. - Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise platforms including Salesforce, Shopify, D365 ERP, Snowflake, AWS, Microsoft 365, and other business applications. - Leverage Model Context Protocol (MCP) and modern tool integration patterns to securely connect AI agents with enterprise systems and workflows. - Develop AI-powered automation that streamlines software development, business processes, documentation, and operational workflows. - Evaluate and optimize AI applications for quality, reliability, latency, cost, safety, and production readiness. - Implement AI observability, monitoring, evaluation, and guardrails to ensure secure and reliable production AI systems. - Design human-in-the-loop workflows that appropriately balance automation, governance, and business controls. Qualifications: - Proven experience in a hands-on technical leadership role in AI engineering. - Strong collaboration skills with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Security teams, and business stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and deliver high-value AI use cases. - Ability to translate business opportunities into secure, scalable, and production-ready AI solutions. - Experience establishing engineering best practices and AI development standards for responsible AI adoption. Compensation: Not specified in the job posting. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!