Alation

About the Company

Alation is the data intelligence company. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from every data and AI initiative.

Customers such as Cisco, DocuSign, Nasdaq, Pfizer, and Samsung trust Alation’s platform for self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI-ready data, fostering data-driven innovation at scale. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation has been recognized five times by Inc. Magazine as one of the Best Workplaces. To learn more, visit www.alation.com.

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Company Name

Alation

Job Title

AI/ML Engineer

Job Description

**Job title**: AI/ML Engineer (Software Engineer II) **Role Summary**: Design, prototype, and deploy AI agents that integrate structured data with large language models to deliver actionable business insights. Work collaboratively with engineering, product, and customer stakeholders to turn ideas into production-ready systems. **Expectations**: - 1‑3 years of experience in a fast‑moving environment. - Strong background in Python, debugging, and writing production‑grade code. - Curiosity about LLMs and ability to experiment with agent frameworks. - Capacity to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and non‑technical teams. - Growth mindset; willingness to learn new frameworks and solve open‑ended problems. **Key Responsibilities**: - Prototype and benchmark LLM‑based AI agents using frameworks such as LangChain and Pydantic‑AI. - Collaborate with technical stakeholders to define use cases and co‑design solutions. - Build agentic systems that combine structured data, language models, and automation for measurable outcomes. - Write clean Python code for integrations, pipelines, and intelligent systems. - Share deployment insights with product and platform teams to refine the AI platform. - Develop reusable templates and patterns to accelerate future implementations. **Required Skills**: - Proficiency in Python (production‑level coding and debugging). - Understanding of LLM concepts: prompting, fine‑tuning, and evaluation. - Familiarity with SQL and relational data; experience with Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift preferred. - Basic knowledge of data infrastructure and MLOps (APIs, orchestration, containerization, cloud environments). - Strong written and verbal communication. **Required Education & Certifications**: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s preferred).

Redwood city, United states

Hybrid

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16-12-2025