Front
Front
Front is a SaaS customer service platform that helps teams manage customer communication and collaborate across email, chat, SMS, and other channels. Its AI and automation features support faster, more coordinated responses, while tools such as live chat, ticketing, knowledge management, and analytics bring customer support workflows into one connected system. Used by more than 9,000 businesses, Front focuses on helping organizations improve team productivity and deliver a more consistent customer experience.

Senior Applied AI Engineer at Front (Hybrid, San Francisco)

Build agentic generative AI products for Front’s B2B customer operations platform. Work across LLM applications, retrieval-augmented generation, model evaluation, and scalable AI infrastructure.

Description

  • Create and ship generative AI features with Node.js and TypeScript to improve Front’s product and user experience
  • Develop agentic systems that automate the resolution of customer inquiries
  • Partner with product teams to identify user needs that generative AI can address and expand platform capabilities
  • Lead the investigation and adoption of advanced generative AI methods
  • Help shape model-training and deployment infrastructure for reliable, efficient scaling
  • Use real-world data to support high-quality model training and continuous iteration
  • Measure AI application quality and performance, then drive targeted improvements
  • Stay current with machine learning and AI advances, promote sound engineering practices, and adopt useful new technologies

Requirements

  • At least five years of software development experience, including substantial work on AI and machine learning projects
  • Proven ability to build production software with LLMs and generative AI models, along with knowledge of the technologies behind them
  • Strong background in agentic approaches, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, evaluation methods, and preferably LLM fine-tuning
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technical areas
  • Clear, structured communication and strong reasoning skills
  • Excellent problem-solving ability, with comfort working independently and collaboratively
  • Experience developing production-quality web applications
  • Advanced proficiency in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, database systems, and related technologies
  • Thorough understanding of algorithms, data structures, and core software engineering principles
  • Knowledge of specialized machine learning fields, including deep learning and reinforcement learning
  • Experience applying machine learning in SaaS or multiplayer application environments

Benefits

  • Equity participation
  • Private health insurance with plan options available at no cost to employees
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays
  • Mental health resources through Workplace Options
  • Family-planning assistance through Maven
  • $100 monthly lifestyle stipend for fitness, health, wellness, and other activities
  • An additional Wellness Day during months without holidays
  • Winter Break with offices closed from Christmas through New Year’s Day

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