Patsnap
Patsnap

Senior AI Engineer

TLDR

Design and build the company-wide AI knowledge infrastructure and scalable LLM applications, delivering end-to-end internal AI tools with a focus on performance and reusable engineering workflows.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and build the company-wide AI knowledge infrastructure, including company wiki, internal knowledge base, retrieval layer, and context management system.
  • Develop scalable LLM application architecture, including RAG pipelines, vector database integration, prompt workflows, API services, monitoring, and deployment.
  • Own the end-to-end technical delivery of internal AI tools, from backend architecture and basic frontend integration to deployment, testing, and monitoring.
  • Work closely with business, brand, PR, IR, and leadership stakeholders to translate ambiguous business needs into practical AI systems and technical roadmaps.
  • Optimize system performance, including token efficiency, latency, caching strategy, retrieval quality, data architecture, and model inference flow.
  • Evaluate and integrate AI coding tools, LLM frameworks, vector databases, and third-party APIs to improve development efficiency and product quality.
  • Mentor junior engineers or interns when needed, and help establish technical standards, documentation practices, and reusable engineering workflows.
Requirements
  • 4–7 years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2 years of hands-on LLM application development experience.
  • Strong backend development skills in Python; experience with Node.js or Go is a plus.
  • Solid computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, system design, database design, API architecture, distributed systems, caching, and performance optimization.
  • Production-level LLM application experience, not limited to demos or prototypes. Experience should include prompt engineering at scale, model selection, inference pipeline design, or RAG architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with RAG and vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, or similar tools.
  • Experience owning full engineering delivery, including backend services, basic frontend integration, API deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Heavy user of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar tools.
  • Mandarin fluency is required; English working proficiency is required.
  • Able to work independently under ambiguous instructions and make sound technical decisions without waiting for detailed specifications.
  • Patsnap is a SaaS platform that empowers organizations to leverage their Intellectual Property and Research & Development productivity. Our innovative solution utilizes AI to streamline collaboration among IP and R&D teams throughout the entire innovation lifecycle, making it easier for them to develop market-ready products. With a global clientele of over 12,000 companies, Patsnap is redefining how organizations approach innovation in a data-driven world.

    Founded
    Founded 2007
    Employees
    500+ employees
    Industry
    Internet Software & Services
    Total raised
    $350M raised
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