AI Engineer

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Are you ready to join the Un-carrier movement and help build the AI experiences shaping the future of customer service

Join IntentCX the team building the AI capabilities that are reshaping customer experience at T-Mobile. As an AI Engineer you will help develop refine and scale the intelligent systems behind customer service automation using prompt engineering fine-tuning AI tooling and model optimization to improve how AI performs in complex service workflows. This role gives you the opportunity to strengthen T-Mobiles internal ownership of critical AI solutions and intellectual property while working with cross-functional teams to bring AI-driven improvements into real production environments. If you want to build practical AI systems that improve customer interactions increase operational efficiency and expand the future of AI across customer experience operations this is the role to explore.

We pride ourselves on encouraging a culture of innovation advocating for agile methodologies and promoting transparency in all that we do. Join us in embodying the spirit of the Un-carrier and make a tangible impact! Our team is dynamic where no day is the same and we are diverse and inclusive passionate about growth and transformation. If youre up to the challenge apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Develops and refines AI models to enhance customer service automation capabilities.
• Applies prompt engineering and fine-tuning techniques to optimize AI system performance.
• Creates AI tools to support the integration of AI-driven improvements into operational frameworks.
• Supports prompt agent workflow context assembly and tool integration improvements for customer-facing conversational and self-service experiences.
• Builds and maintains evaluation assets such as test sets regression checks and validation criteria to measure AI system quality.
• Uses logs traces dashboards and performance metrics to diagnose AI behavior identify defects and support production improvements.
• Collaborates with various teams to ensure effective integration and functionality of AI systems.
• Designs sophisticated AI systems to improve interaction capabilities within complex service workflows.
• Contributes to strategic AI initiatives to advance organizational goals of enhanced customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• 4 yrs - Developing and deploying machine learning models including fine-tuning and prompt engineering
• 4 yrs experience with AI tools and software development using programming languages such as Python or R
• 2 yrs collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into business workflows

• Data Analysis Ability to analyze and interpret complex data to improve AI models. (Required)
• Problem Solving Capability to identify and resolve issues within AI systems and model development. (Required)
• Collaboration Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions. (Required)
• Customer Focus Focus on enhancing customer service through AI-driven solutions. (Required)
• Analytics Strong analytical skills to evaluate the performance of AI models. (Required)
• AI Application Development Ability to support prompt engineering model tuning AI tool development and integration of AI capabilities into customer service workflows. (Required)
• Evaluation and Monitoring Ability to use test results logs metrics and feedback signals to assess AI system performance and support continuous improvement. (Required)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building or supporting LLM applications conversational AI systems agentic workflows or AI automation.
• Experience with RAG prepared knowledge layers tool/function calling structured outputs or multi-turn conversational workflows.
• Experience with APIs SQL JSON Git-based workflows CI/CD Docker cloud deployment fundamentals or comparable engineering tools.
• Familiarity with AI observability tools such as Grafana Splunk Datadog LangSmith OpenTelemetry Weights and Biases or comparable platforms.
• Familiarity with responsible AI practices privacy prompt injection risks PII controls model quality evaluation or AI safety testing.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree Computer Science Engineering or Related Field (Required)
• Masters/Advanced Degree Artificial Intelligence Data Science or Related Field (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP): Certification that validates an individuals expertise in data analytics processes including the ability to model and interpret complex data. (Preferred)
• Machine Learning Certification: Certification demonstrating proficiency in machine learning techniques and applications relevant for developing AI models. (Preferred)
• Certified Data Scientist (CDS): Certification that endorses skills in data science and its application in AI modeling crucial for enhancing AI-driven customer service solutions. (Preferred)

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): No

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

***This base pay range is the National Base Pay Range - please click on the link in the 2nd paragraph below to find the range for the location(s) listed.***

Base Pay Range: $110200 - $198700

Corporate Bonus Target: 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidates actual pay will be based on various factors such as work location qualifications and experience so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

At T-Mobile employees in regular non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employees eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location T-Mobile our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases offering medical dental and vision insurance a flexible spending account 401(k) employee stock grants employee stock purchase plan paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave family building benefits back-up care enhanced family support childcare subsidy tuition assistance college coaching short- and long-term disability voluntary AD&D coverage voluntary accident coverage voluntary life insurance voluntary disability insurance and voluntary long-term care insurance. We dont stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts pet insurance and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobiles amazing benefits check out.

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