127 ai systems engineer jobs at 49 companies in Poway, CA
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
4+ YOEBachelor's/MS/PhD in science or engineering with 4+–6+ years ASIC/system experience; expertise in ASIC design/verification, mapping AI workloads, scripting (Python), and strong communication and problem-solving skills.
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Operate and harden AI-augmented production systems at scale; work with LLMs and agents; build and maintain platforms, services, and infrastructure to turn device crash data into actionable insights.
TeradataNew York Stock Exchange: TDC: Provides cloud data analytics and enterprise AI software platforms.
3+ YOE3–6 years software engineering; 2+ years building agentic AI systems; Python; Go; agent skills/tools; tool APIs; strong written and verbal communication.
Python, Go, Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, OpenClaw, LangGraph
Noblis: Nonprofit science, technology, and strategy firm supporting government missions.
7+ YOEBachelor's in engineering, 7 years systems engineering experience, US citizen with DoD Secret clearance (or able to obtain), experience with NAVWAR, submarine/networked system installations, PEO C4I AI process; proficient with Microsoft applications.
NAVWAR, PEO C4I AI, CANES (AN/USQ-208), SubLAN (AN/USQ-177), ADNS, Tactical Networks Next Generation, Microsoft Applications
XSITE: Provides systems engineering and integration for defense and space.
3+ YOEBachelor's in engineering and 3 years' experience integrating network OS, applications, and hardware; supports systems development lifecycle, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.
Arlington or Mount Laurel or Fall River or San Diego
$74k-$184k/yrHybridFull Time
Innovative Defense Technologies: Develops mission-critical defense software and systems for the U.S. government, focusing on automation and rapid capability delivery.
0+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 0-5 years experience, ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance, travel up to 10%, experience with C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, Linux, Git, Agile, DevSecOps, and familiarity with tactical/combat systems.
C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, Linux, Git, Make, Maven, Ant, X-Windows, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE), Jenkins, Jira, Atlassian, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), DevSecOps, AEGIS Weapon System Common Source Library (CSL), Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Single Source Library (SSL)
San Diego or United States or United Kingdom or Spain or France or Mexico or Netherlands
$160k-$205k/yrRemoteFull Time
Mitek SystemsNASDAQ: MITK: Provider of AI-powered identity verification and mobile deposit solutions.
6+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related required, ~6+ years relevant experience, 4+ years in ML/data/SE, 2+ years building LLM apps (1+ year agentic AI), advanced Python, LLM/RAG/agent experience, evaluation and production-grade AI systems expertise.
Redmond or Mountain View or Hillsboro or Raleigh or Austin or Boise or Aliso Viejo or San Diego
$143k-$275k/yrHybridFull Time
MicrosoftNASDAQ: MSFT: Develops software, services, devices, and cloud computing solutions.
7+ YOEMaster's+7 years or Bachelor's+8 years (or equivalent) in engineering, deep system expertise in power/thermal/mechanical, experience delivering AI/GPU systems, ability to pass Microsoft cloud background screening.
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
6+ YOE6+ years of DoD systems engineering experience; knowledge of systems engineering processes; ability to write technical docs; Secret clearance; Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
The Marlin Alliance: Provides digital transformation and automation services to defense agencies.
8+ YOE8+ years DoD systems engineering experience with tactical communications, SDRs, interoperability analysis, cybersecurity awareness, active DoD Secret clearance, and ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI.
New York City or Milwaukee or Dallas or Columbus or Kirkland or Cincinnati or Cleveland or Oklahoma City or Austin or Albany or Chicago or St. Petersburg or Hartford or Pittsburgh or St. Louis or Miami or Sacramento or Raleigh or Minneapolis or Mountain View or Scottsdale or San Francisco or Morristown or Denver or Boston or Philadelphia or Des Moines or Overland Park or Los Angeles or Charlotte or Walnut Creek or Carmel or Seattle or Houston or Arlington or Atlanta or Redmond or Bentonville or Beaverton or Nashville or Detroit or San Diego
$63k-$219k/yrOnsiteFull Time
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global provider of management consulting and technology services.
5+ YOE5+ years in software engineering/AI/enterprise tech; 1+ year building hybrid retrieval systems and agentic AI (Claude/Anthropic); experience with MCP servers; ability to translate AI concepts; Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Accenture Federal ServicesNYSE: ACN: Provides technology and consulting services to U.S. federal agencies.
4+ YOE4+ years of software development; strong Linux (RHEL); experience with LLMs, AI tooling; advanced C/C++; GitLab CI/CD; Python; APIs and large-scale systems.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, GitLab, C/C++, Python, LLMs, RAG, APIs, CI/CD
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
2+ YOEBachelor's in CS/IS (or equivalent) with 4+ years experience (2+ with MS); strong software development knowledge; experience designing and automating tests; proficient in Python and C (C++ preferred); AWS and AI tool experience; ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance; US citizenship required.
Python, C, C++, Claude, Llama, Amazon Web Services
Quality & Reliability Engineer (AI Systems & Workflow Assurance)
San Diego, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Clinically AI: Automates documentation and compliance for behavioral health providers.
3+ YOE3+ years in QA, software testing, or reliability engineering; automated testing with Playwright or similar; frontend debugging; API validation; JS/TS; CI/CD (GitHub Actions); strong root-cause analysis; collaborative in agile.
Cirrascale: Provides specialized GPU-based cloud infrastructure for AI workloads.
5+ YOEBachelors in CS/CE or equivalent; 5+ years observability and distributed systems experience; 1+ year HPE OpsRamp; strong Bash and Python; experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, ThousandEyes; cloud skills (AWS/GCP/OpenStack/Proxmox/k8s).
Atlanta or Raleigh or Charlotte or Chicago or Cincinnati or Cleveland or Columbus or Dallas or Baltimore or Rochester or Rosemont or Sacramento or Boston or St. Louis or Salt Lake City or San Antonio or San Diego or San Francisco or San Jose or San Juan or Seattle or Spartanburg or Albany or Stamford or Tampa or Toledo or Austin or Tulsa or Washington or Denver or Des Moines or Detroit or Buffalo or Florham Park or Fort Worth or Greensboro or Hartford or Houston or Grand Rapids or Indianapolis or Irvine or Jacksonville or Kansas City or Las Vegas or Little Rock or Los Angeles or Louisville or Birmingham or Fayetteville or Melville or Miami or Milwaukee or Minneapolis or Montpelier or Nashville or New Orleans or United States or New York City or Oklahoma City or Orlando or Philadelphia or Phoenix or Pittsburgh or Portland
$77k-$202k/yrHybridFull Time
PwC: Providing audit, tax, and management consulting services to businesses.
3+ YOEBachelor's in a quantitative field, 3+ years developing AI/ML systems or integrating AI into software, experience with Oracle data/analytics tools, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, vector DBs and model fine-tuning; strong critical thinking and client skills.