Staff Applied AI Engineer

Arcade - San Francisco, CA

Hiring: Staff Applied AI Engineer Company: Arcade Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 18:00:44 Target Skills & Keywords : Chai, Design System, Diffusion Models, Fine-tuning, LLM, Make, Move, Shell, Step Functions About the job Required Skills: •Architect the ML systems behind Arcade's generative platform — design the pipelines, training infrastructure, and serving systems that let diffusion models, LLMs, and emerging generative architectures run reliably and efficiently at production scale. •Find and build the high-leverage systems work — identify the architectural changes that scale our ML operations and meaningfully improve model output and quality, and lead them from design through production. •Set the evaluation and quality bar — design measurement systems (not one-off benchmarks) that real engineering decisions are made against, so model and pipeline quality is defensible with data. •Train, fine-tune, and deploy models — diffusion / text-to-image models and LLM-based applications, including advanced prompt engineering, fine-tuning, retrieval, and multi-component workflows. •Own production reliability — deploy, monitor, and maintain models in cloud-based production environments, ensuring scalability, latency, and cost are engineered intentionally. •Build the data foundation — design systems to collect, clean, and analyze large-scale datasets that improve model performance and reliability over time. •Bring state-of-the-art practice in-house — stay current with developments in generative A Compensation: •$42 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!