Senior Python/AI Engineer

Published October 25, 2026

Pay not postedUS · city not listedHybridSeniorYesterday

A hands-on senior engineer will build the knowledge pipelines, retrieval systems, and evaluation foundations for production AI solutions in a mining-company context.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

Not posted

Median $188K

Typical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,802 postings$160K–$218K

The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance

Mostly building
Mixed
Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

Pre-sales (not covered)
Proof of concept (not covered)
Implementation
Operations

Coding: Writes production code
Builds for: External customers
Level: Senior
Role: Individual contributor

What they ask for

Tools

Python
FastAPI
RAG
embeddings
vector search
hybrid search
LLM judges
CI/CD

Less common in FDE jobs

Hybrid34%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

Build knowledge pipelines for source preparation, chunking, and indexing.
Develop hybrid retrieval and RAG solutions with provenance and access-aware controls.
Create evaluation frameworks, datasets, regression tests, and release thresholds.
Diagnose and improve end-to-end AI answer quality across the pipeline.

What you’ll bring

Strong hands-on Python backend development, using FastAPI or similar.
Experience designing APIs and integrating asynchronous or external services.
Hands-on experience with AI/GenAI, especially retrieval/RAG or document understanding.
Strong understanding of information retrieval, embeddings, vector search, and hybrid search.

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