Impact
We’re hiring an AI Engineer to build product features powered by modern AI models. You’ll work across our Next.js/React frontend and Go backend services to ship AI-enabled capabilities that are reliable, measurable, and valuable to the business.
This role is ideal for a developer who can ship end-to-end features and is excited to leverage AI tools in their daily workflow (for research, prototyping, testing, and coding) while maintaining strong engineering quality. We do not expect you to be a machine learning researcher; we expect you to be a curious, pragmatic engineer who is excited to build customer-facing features.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
As an AI Engineer, you will be a force multiplier for our product capabilities. In this role, you will:
- Ship AI-Native Features: Design and implement full-stack features using LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) and build "Generative UI" elements where AI renders interactive components.
- Architect the AI Ecosystem: Build and maintain Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to expose internal databases and business logic as tools for LLMs, ensuring models have the right context to perform tasks.
- Optimize Performance: Use Google’s Agent Development Kit and streaming interfaces to deliver low-latency, responsive user experiences.
- Scale Backend Orchestration: Write high-performance Go code and use Kafka/Redis to build event-driven architectures that decouple AI agents and manage concurrent execution.
- Define the Future of Work: Pioneer an "AI-Enhanced" workflow, using tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate development while serving as the ultimate gatekeeper for code quality, security, and performance
- Ensure Reliability: Move beyond "vibe checks" by writing automated "Evals" to test AI performance against regressions and iteratively refining system prompts for safe, high-quality outputs.
Role
We are looking for a developer who balances a builder’s mindset with engineering rigor. To thrive in this role, you should have:
- Full-Stack Proficiency: 2+ years of professional experience, specifically with Go (goroutines, channels, and modules) and TypeScript/React (Next.js App Router).
- AI Integration Fluency: Proven experience integrating LLM APIs and a solid understanding of orchestration concepts (e.g., Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, or custom-built frameworks).
- Pragmatic Problem Solving: The ability to design RESTful/gRPC APIs and write clean SQL (Postgres) to bridge the gap between AI models and business logic.
- An "AI-First" Workflow: Enthusiasm for using AI coding assistants to multiply your output, paired with the critical eye needed to debug and refine AI-generated code.
- Engineering Excellence: A deep commitment to Git, CI/CD basics, and comprehensive unit testing to ensure our AI features are production-ready.
- Bonus Points: Experience with React Native/Expo for mobile deployment, or familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
Skills & Education
This list includes key skills used in this job but is not inclusive of all skills needed for the role. Please see any required education below.
Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Full Stack Development, Go Programming Language, React Native
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience | Required
Work Arrangement
Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections. In-office expectations will vary by role and leader. Certain roles may require in-office presence on a full-time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.
About Shipt
Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.
At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both personally and professionally. We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day. Learn More.
Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, please visit Shipt’s company site at Shipt.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Employees (and eligible family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision and more. Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also be eligible to receive discretionary vacation for exempt team members, paid holidays throughout the calendar year and paid sick leave. Other compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and the potential for restricted stock units based on role.
