Senior AI Engineer, AI Labs

NPR(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$160,000 - $186,000AI Labs

About this role

The Senior AI Engineer, AI Labs, is a foundational engineering role responsible for building and implementing generative AI solutions to improve content metadata, personalization, and editorial efficiency. Reporting to the VP of AI Labs, this position helps establish NPR’s first GAI-focused product development team and integrates AI products into core systems. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, ethical AI implementation, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable, production-ready systems.

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Required Skills

Generative AI
MLOps
RAG Architectures
Prompt Engineering
Model Evaluation
Python
Prototyping
Retrieval
Vector Databases
Embeddings

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About NPR

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NPR (National Public Radio) is a nonprofit media organization and public radio network that produces news, analysis, and cultural programming across radio, digital platforms, and podcasts. It delivers national and international reporting on politics, health, science, business, music, arts and culture, and distributes flagship shows like Morning Edition and All Things Considered to member stations. NPR combines newsroom journalism with audio storytelling, podcasts, and multimedia offerings while supporting local public radio through station partnerships, listener donations, and underwriting. Its mission-focused journalism emphasizes trustworthiness, depth, and broad public service.