Senior AI Engineer
Assent is the leading solution for supply chain sustainability tailored for the world’s top-tier, sustainability-driven manufacturers. Hidden risks riddle supply chains, many of which weren't built with sustainability in mind. That's where we step in. With insights from experts, Assent is the tool manufacturers trust for comprehensive sustainability.We are proud to announce that Assent has crossed the US$100M ARR milestone, granting us Centaur Status. This accomplishment, reached just 8 years following our Series A, makes us the first and only Certified B Corporation in North America's SaaS sustainability industry to celebrate this milestone.Our journey from $5 million to US$100M ARR in just eight years has been marked by significant growth and achievements. With our $350 million US funding led by Vista Equity Partners, we're poised for even greater expansion and are on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our mission.Hybrid Work ModelAt Assent, we proudly embrace a remote-first work model, valuing the flexibility and autonomy it provides our team. We also acknowledge the intangible benefits of occasional in-person workdays. For team members situated within 50 kms/31 miles of our five global offices in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, Pune and Amsterdam, you can expect to come into the office 1-3 days a week. Similarly, those near our co-working spaces in Nairobi and Toronto are encouraged to work onsite once a month. We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Engineer with deep expertise in designing and building advanced AI/ML systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agent-based architectures. This role is ideal for a highly skilled technologist with 10+ years of software development experience (including 3+ years in AI/ML) who thrives at the intersection of systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, and cutting-edge AI and machine learning applications.As a Senior AI Engineer, you will architect, implement, and optimize AI-driven solutions for enterprise-scale environments. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering, product, and research teams to integrate intelligent features into products and services. You will also play a key role in operationalizing AI systems, ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale.The Senior AI Engineer is a systems-oriented innovator who is passionate about building reliable AI platforms, pushing the boundaries of applied AI, and driving measurable business value through innovation.Key Requirements & Responsibilities Design and Develop AI Systems: Design, build, and optimize advanced AI solutions including LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agent-based architectures.Operationalize AI Agents: Deploy, orchestrate, and manage multi-agent systems for enterprise-scale use cases, leveraging standards and frameworks like MCP, LangChain Agents, CrewAI, AutoGen, or A2A/ADK.Agent Lifecycle Management: Establish practices for agent state ma...