Senior AI/Machine Learning Engineer – Python

Job overview

The Senior AI/Machine Learning Engineer – Python is listed in Palo Alto, CA; the posting does not specify a remote or hybrid arrangement. Compensation is $170,000–$185,000 per year, plus bonus potential. TheLoops, an IFS company, develops an enterprise AI agent platform for mission-critical applications. The engineer designs, develops, and deploys production AI systems that power intelligent agents, copilots, and enterprise workflows. The role advances the platform through scalable AI services, applied LLM and retrieval systems, reliable deployment practices, and collaboration with engineering, product, and domain teams.

What you'll do

• Design and implement scalable AI services and platform capabilities
• build reusable SDKs, APIs, orchestration layers, and shared services
• contribute to architecture discussions and design reviews
• develop production solutions using LLMs, embeddings, RAG, vector databases, memory systems, and agent frameworks
• evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies
• develop prompt engineering, evaluation strategies, and guardrails
• optimize latency, accuracy, cost, and scalability
• deliver AI initiatives through production deployment
• apply testing, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and operational readiness practices
• troubleshoot distributed services
• collaborate across engineering, product, architecture, and domain teams
• provide technical guidance and contribute documentation and best practices.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior ai/machine learning engineer

python

llms

rag

ai agents

vector databases

machine learning

cloud platforms

palo alto ca

ifs

theloops

$170k–$185k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company contribution
• flexible spending accounts
• life insurance and disability benefits
• tuition assistance
• community involvement and volunteering events.

Why this role

The role focuses on enterprise-grade AI agents and production systems, with required experience in Python, backend systems and APIs, LLMs, RAG, and agent frameworks.

About the employer

IFS is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.