AI Engineer

The AI Engineer role designs, builds, and operates agentic AI and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) services that automate multi-step business workflows safely and reliably. The position partners with engineering and business stakeholders to deliver deployable, observable AI systems with measurable quality, strong guardrails, and ongoing iteration as tools and best practices evolve.

• →Design and build agentic AI applications that carry out multi-step tasks, with explicit tool boundaries, permissions, and safety controls for predictable behavior.
• →Build and maintain RAG solutions end-to-end (ingestion, embeddings, retrieval, generation), tuned for relevance, latency, and reliability.
• →Define practical quality metrics for agents (task success, tool-call correctness) and retrieval (relevance, coverage) and iterate on the results.
• →Integrate tools and data sources via MCP or similar standard interfaces for secure, reusable access.
• →Deliver Angular/Node interfaces and APIs that make agentic and RAG capabilities usable by business teams.
• →Deploy and operate AI services on AWS (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS) with sound logging, monitoring, and error handling (retries, fallbacks, guardrails).
• →Enable workflow automation and integration by identifying high-value repetitive processes and delivering AI-driven automation layers that integrate into enterprise systems and platforms.
• →Create and maintain technical documentation for architectures, interfaces, evaluation approaches, and operational runbooks to support maintainability and auditability.
• →Collaborate cross-functionally with product/business stakeholders to translate workflows into well-scoped deliverables and to validate outcomes against measurable success criteria.
• →Other duties as assigned.

The American Psychological Association (APA) represents 146,000 psychologists, students, and affiliates, primarily in the U.S. and Canada but also in other countries around the world. APA is a scientific and professional organization with about 500 employees and is categorized as a 501(c)(3) along with its 501(c)(6) companion organization, APA Services, Inc.

APA offers a generous employee benefits program, including Remote Work/Flexible Scheduling; a 401(k) option with employer match of up to 4%; medical, dental, and vision insurance options and an outpatient mental health benefit; paid personal/vacation time plus 12 paid holidays; Family/Medical Leave; tuition assistance; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); short- and long-term disability insurance; and more. 

Qualified candidates must apply online through APA’s applicant system and attach a resume and cover letter specifying your salary expectations. Applications that are submitted without both documents are considered incomplete and will not be reviewed for consideration. Once your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. Please make sure to check your Spam folder if you do not receive an email from us.

Final candidates will be required to successfully complete a background check as a condition of employment. Any required consent forms and additional information will be provided during the final stages of the hiring process.

The American Psychological Association is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, personal appearance, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. #LIremote