Ascend Learning
Sr AI Engineer
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Leawood, KS
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Software Engineering
🗓️ May 2nd, 2025
Python
Edtech.com's Summary
Ascend Learning is hiring a Senior AI Engineer. This role is pivotal in advancing AI-powered solutions within the company, focusing on designing, developing, and deploying scalable AI technologies for educational products. The engineer will address complex AI challenges, engage with stakeholders to align AI strategies with business needs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities.
Highlights
- Develop and deploy scalable Generative AI products and models.
- Design project architecture and manage AI/ML systems.
- Conduct advanced AI research and development.
- Required experience includes LLM model development and Azure Cloud infrastructure.
- Compensation includes generous paid time off and comprehensive benefits.
- Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Leadership skills and experience leading a team of junior AI engineers are required.
- Benefits include parental leave, wellness resources, and a 401(k) employer matching program.
- Offers hybrid work options with offices in Leawood, KS, and Burlington, MA.
Sr AI Engineer Full Description
Sr AI Engineer
Job Category: Artificial Intelligence
Requisition Number: SRAIE005864
Full-Time
Leawood, KS 66211, USA
Job Details
We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture
Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.
Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.
We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Senior AI Engineer, you will be pivotal in driving the evolution of our AI-powered products and solutions, shaping the future of education through innovative technology. This role will design, develop and deploy scalable solutions using Generative AI and Machine Learning foundational models. As a hands-on technical team member, you will have a hand in solving complex AI problems, architecting solutions for AI projects, and contributing to the successful implementation of AI strategy at Ascend. The Senior AI Engineer will work with the agile AI team, and coordinate with other teams that have a stake in the development process.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This position will work a hybrid schedule from either our Leawood, KS or Burlington, MA office locations preferred. Remote will be considered within the United States.
HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME
- Develop and deploy Generative AI products/models into production, ensuring scalability and reliability
- Design and co-own the Generative AI/ML system and project architecture, frameworks, tools, and processes
- Conduct advanced research and development in AI, staying ahead of the curve in emerging technologies and methodologies.
- Engage with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into actionable AI strategies.
- Design and implement AI/ML models with feedback loops and automated re-training and fine-tuning pipelines
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product teams, data scientists, data engineers, and software engineers to integrate AI capabilities into existing and new products
- Take ownership of defining project milestones, timelines, and ensuring successful delivery within specified deadlines
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of coding standards, best practices, and documentation
- Stay up to date with the latest AI Developments and trends
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering or closely related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of progressive work experience in AI or software engineering roles
- Experience building and deploying LLM models, prompt engineering, context management, and embedding techniques
- Experience in Python API development, building data pipeline, Azure Cloud infrastructure
- Proven ability to translate innovative ideas into practical, scalable solutions
- Excellent problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, and an aptitude for innovation
- Demonstrate leadership experience and lead a team of junior AI engineers
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Aspirations for professional development and growth opportunities
- Impact-oriented and user-focused, team-first mindset
BENEFITS
- Flexible and generous paid time off
- Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401(k) employer matching program
- Parental leave
- Wellness resources
- Charitable matching program
- Hybrid work
- On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
- Community outreach groups
- Tuition reimbursement
Fostering A Sense of Belonging
We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.
About Ascend Learning
As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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