Senior Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer

Alaska Airlines is hiring a Senior AI Engineer to build and deploy AI and machine-learning solutions across Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. The role guides AI product implementation from architecture through production, identifies enterprise opportunities for automation and efficiency, and promotes safe, reliable AI practices and technical knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities:

• Build and ship AI/GenAI enabled solutions that deliver measurable business value, from rapid full-stack prototypes that validate business demand to robust production systems that automate workflows and drive operational efficiency
• Design and optimize generative AI systems, including LLM- and multi‑modal‑based agents, ensuring continuous alignment with user feedback and enterprise standards for safety, security, and accessibility
• With minimal direction from leadership, exercise considerable judgement to make decisions in implementation of AI products and features, from architecture and design through testing, optimization, and production deployment, partnering with product managers and engineering leaders to execute the strategic technical vision
• Make recommendations to identify high-impact AI opportunities, translate business needs into technical designs, and integrate solutions seamlessly with existing enterprise systems and data sources
• Influence others to implement best practices for data residency, observability, model evaluation, and system reliability, ensuring AI systems meet enterprise compliance, performance, and cost-efficiency targets
• Foster technical excellence and knowledge sharing by mentoring engineers, documenting and communicating complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences, and contributing to a culture of continuous innovation and experimentation
• Leverage and continuous improvement of the enterprise AI platform, tools, and engineering standards to build scalable, maintainable solutions that enhance developer experience and accelerate self-service business enablement and value delivery