Tufin

Senior Backend AI Engineer

Tufin  •  Tel Aviv, IL (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

We are seeking an Senior AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI-powered capabilities within our product.

This role focuses on integrating machine learning models and large language models (LLMs) into scalable software systems and delivering reliable AI-driven features to production.

The AI Engineer works at the intersection of software engineering, AI systems, and infrastructure. transforming AI technologies into practical applications.

Responsibilities:

  • Build applications powered by machine learning and large language models (LLMs).
  • Implement capabilities such as intelligent assistants, semantic search, automation, and recommendation systems.
  • Integrate AI functionality into backend services and product workflows.
  • Design and implement retrieval pipelines, embedding pipelines, and inference workflows.
  • Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and AI-driven services.
  • Create scalable AI architectures capable of handling production workloads.
  • Package and deploy AI models as production services.
  • Optimize inference performance, scalability, and latency.
  • Monitor AI services to ensure reliability and performance.
  • Develop backend services and APIs that expose AI capabilities.
  • Integrate AI systems with databases, internal services, and external APIs.
  • Contribute to system architecture and microservices design.
  • Implement logging, metrics, and observability for AI systems.
  • Track model performance and system reliability in production environments.
  • Work closely with product managers, engineers, and data scientists.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of programming skills in one or more modern languages (such as Python, Java, Go, or similar).
  • Experience building backend services and APIs.
  • Experience integrating machine learning models or LLMs into applications.
  • Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
  • Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes or cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience working with databases and data processing pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience building LLM-based applications.
  • Experience with RAG architectures and embeddings.
  • Experience with vector databases or semantic search systems.
  • Familiarity with model serving frameworks or inference platforms.
  • Experience working in production AI environments.

Strong Advantage:

  • Experience working with local or self-hosted AI models (e.g., Llama, Mistral, or similar).
  • Experience deploying AI models in on-premise or private cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with running LLM inference locally using frameworks such as Ollama, vLLM, or Hugging Face Transformers.
  • Experience optimizing models for GPU/CPU inference and resource-constrained environments.
Tufin

About Tufin

Tufin's AI-powered control plane helps organizations visualize and manage their entire network environment, whether it's on-premises firewalls, Cloud, SASE, SD-WAN, or microsegmentation into total network control.

The control plane provides visibility, automation, and compliance across your hybrid network.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Year Founded
2005
Website
tufin.com
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