Gen AI Engineer

About the job

About Codewalla Codewalla is a New York–based product studio with engineering teams in India. Since 2005, we’ve built innovative products that scale. We work at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI developing systems shaped by real business needs and tested in the real world. Our team moves fast, thinks deeply, and cares about pushing what software can do to empower people and businesses. About the Role We’re hiring a Gen AI Engineer with 6–8 years of engineering experience, including at least one year shipping LLM-powered features. Your north star, turn raw LLM potential into reliable features and products. What You’ll Work On • Build MCP servers and agentic clients that handle user intent parsing, tool orchestration, and structured response generation • Architect efficient RAG pipelines with chunk decay, latency budgeting, and cost-aware vector search • Automate evaluation pipelines that test LLM outputs for relevance, accuracy, and coherence • Work closely with DevOps to codify and deploy infrastructure using CDK or Terraform • Set up observability dashboards for prompt performance, latency, and failure traceability • Continuously refine prompts, embeddings, and model behavior based on user feedback and regression tests What Makes You a Great Fit • 5–8 years of full-stack or backend development experience, with at least 1 year building AI-powered or LLM-based applications • AI-native mindset: test fast, trace deeply, pause to reframe when needed • Strong Python and TypeScript skills • Experience with either AWS or GCP stacks, such as: • AWS: Lambda, Bedrock, DynamoDB, OpenSearch Vector Search • GCP: Cloud Functions, Vertex AI, Firestore, BigQuery, Vector Search • Familiarity with LangChain, Bedrock SDK, and vector database schema design • Understanding of prompt design, embeddings, and agentic workflows • CI / CD fluency GitHub Actions, containerized deployment, test-first habits • Experience with LLM evaluation tools like Promptfoo, LangSmith, or Guardrails Tools & Tech We Work With • Languages: Python, TypeScript • Frameworks: LangChain, FastAPI, Next.js • Cloud: AWS (Bedrock, Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch Vector Search) or GCP (Vertex AI, Cloud Functions, Firestore, BigQuery, Vector Search) • Dev Tools: GitHub Copilot, Cursor • Evaluation & Safety: Promptfoo, LangSmith, Guardrails • DevOps: GitHub Actions, CDK or Terraform, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana Why Join Codewalla? • Build for scale: Work on products that get investor love and scale to global audiences • Be part of AI-native product development: Integrate AI tools into how we design, build, and ship • Global exposure: Directly collaborate with US-based startups, VCs, and product teams • Learn fast: Small, elite teams with zero bureaucracy and high ownership • See your impact: Every decision you make will shape user experience and business outcomes Inclusion Matters We’re an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. Ready to build the future with LLMs, without waiting for the future to catch up? Apply now and let’s build together.

Requirements

• generative AI
• LLM-powered features
• Python
• TypeScript

Preferred Technologies

• generative AI
• LLM-powered features
• Python
• TypeScript

About the company

Codewalla is a New York–based product studio with engineering teams in India. Since 2005, we’ve built innovative products that scale. We work at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI developing systems shaped by real business needs and tested in the real world. Our team moves fast, thinks deeply, and cares about pushing what software can do to empower people and businesses.