Senior AI Developer

Description

We\’re building an AI Tutor – a personalized learning system that adapts educational content and learning paths for each student.

We\’re looking for an AI Developer with a strong backend background who can turn large language models into reliable, production-ready features that feel native within the learning experience.

What you will do

You\’ll join a cross-functional team of experienced backend and frontend engineers, ML specialists, and UX/UI designers building a new generation of AI-powered learning tools.

• Build and ship AI-driven features that personalize the learning experience for thousands of TripleTen students across the US and Latin America.
• Design and implement backend services that integrate LLMs, retrieval systems, and external APIs into a seamless educational experience.
• Prototype and validate new AI-powered features, then evolve successful experiments into scalable, production-grade systems.
• Define and refine how AI behaves in the product – from context construction and tool usage to evaluation and monitoring.

Requirements

• AI integration. Experience working with LLMs and external AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, etc.); ability to orchestrate calls, manage context, caching, and prompt logic.
• Retrieval and data flow. Familiarity with RAG-like patterns, embeddings, and vector databases to support retrieval-based personalization.
• Product mindset. Ability to translate product goals into robust AI features, balancing performance, reliability, and cost.
• Strong backend engineering. Solid experience in Python (FastAPI) or similar backend stack; understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud deployment.
• Prototyping and iteration. Comfort moving fast, experimenting, and iterating with cross-functional teams.
• Observability and stability. Experience setting up monitoring, logging, and fallback strategies for production AI services.

Nice to have

• Experience with frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex.
• Experience building conversational or agentic systems

What we can offer you

• Fully remote and full-time collaboration with professional freedom and minimal micromanagement;
• Dynamic Team: Join a diverse, global team with experience across tech, ed-tech, and various industries;
• We use digital tools like Miro, Notion, and Google Workspace for seamless collaboration;

*At this time, we are unable to offer H-1B, L-1A/B sponsorship opportunities.

**This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management\’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

**TripleTen is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.