Associate AI Engineer

Role Overview

• Support the development of AI-powered proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and internal tools that align with Wellfit’s Innovation Strategy.
• Write clean, maintainable code using Python and/or .NET technologies to support AI integrations, automation, APIs, and experimental solutions.
• Assist with integrating AI capabilities into new and existing Wellfit technologies, products, and workflows.
• Work with senior engineers to evaluate technical approaches, identify tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions.
• Experiment with AI tools, APIs, prompts, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation, workflow automation, and model-driven features.
• Help test and validate AI-powered features to ensure outputs are useful, accurate, secure, and aligned with business needs.
• Participate in research and development initiatives by applying structured experimentation, documenting assumptions, testing outcomes, and summarizing findings.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and innovation stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into working prototypes or technical recommendations.
• Help create unit tests, regression tests, and system-level tests to validate new features or changes.
• Debug, refactor, and improve code under the guidance of senior technical team members.
• Document technical solutions, designs, workflows, findings, and limitations clearly through written documentation and diagrams.
• Learn and apply Wellfit’s software development standards, engineering processes, and best practices.
• Stay current on emerging AI tools, cloud services, and development practices that may improve Wellfit’s products or internal operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• 1–3+ years of software development, AI engineering, data engineering, automation, or related technical experience.
• Strong hands-on coding ability in Python.
• Exposure to .NET, C#, ASP.NET, or Microsoft-based development environments is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with APIs, web services, databases, source control, and modern software development practices.
• Foundational understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, or AI-assisted development workflows.
• Experience building prototypes, proof-of-concepts, scripts, internal tools, automation workflows, or small product features.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP; Azure experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, or similar platforms is a plus.
• Basic understanding of web development, debugging, data structures, algorithms, and software testing.
• Experience with Git or other source control tools.
• Ability to communicate clearly about project status, blockers, risks, and technical findings.
• Strong curiosity, initiative, and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment and receive technical guidance from senior engineers and architects.

Tech Stack

• ASP.NET
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Google Cloud Platform
• Python
• .NET

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, vision, and generous PTO.
• Competitive salary, bonus eligibility, and 401(k) matching.
• Fast-Growth Environment: A rare opportunity to grow with a profitable startup on a national trajectory.