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At Klaviyo, we believe the future of software lies not in productivity tools for human users but in software that can run and optimize itself based on outcome or reward metrics. We’ve built the infrastructure and application that serve as the interface between businesses and consumers. We now have over 167,000 customers, billions of consumer profiles, and hundreds of billions of customer messages and follow-on conversion data. We have a big opportunity to build state-of-the-art AI and machine learning technologies at Klaviyo to power our products and develop AI agents that can automatically create and execute marketing or customer experiences, strategies, and campaigns for any business.
As a AI Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and scaling the backend systems that power our AI products and agent solutions. This backend-heavy role gives you opportunities to influence architecture, async processing, and distributed systems. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, ML engineers, and data scientists to deliver real-world impact at scale.
This role is hybrid and based in Boston.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build backend systems to scale AI solutions for 167K+ customers.
- Contribute to our agentic architecture to support performant AI agents.
- Build tools to tune LLM-based features, deploy agents, MCP and RAG in production, and evaluate performance using tools like Arize, OpenAI, Bedrock, LangChain, vLLM and Ray.
- Develop reliable, scalable data pipelines and APIs for AI systems.
- Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and customer-first thinking.
Who You Are
We encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all the qualifications listed. AI Ops is a rapidly evolving space and we are all constantly learning!
- 3+ years of experience as a backend software engineer, building scalable, distributed systems.
- Experience working in production environments.
- Hands-on experience with generative AI and agentic AI applications in production.
- Proficient in Python (or similar).
- Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional technical partners.
- Curious, proactive, and eager to learn.
Nice to Have
- Experience with big data tools (e.g., Apache Spark, Ray).
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of ML frameworks (Huggingface, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras).
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Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed.
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Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO) is the B2C CRM. Powered by its built-in data platform and AI, Klaviyo combines marketing automation, analytics, and customer service into one unified solution, making it easy for businesses to know their customers and grow faster. Klaviyo (CLAY-vee-oh) helps over 183,000 brands like Mattel, Glossier, Daily Harvest, and Liquid Death deliver 1:1 experiences at scale, improve efficiency, and drive revenue.
Why Work With Us
We refer to our employees as ‘Klaviyos’, and we make up a diverse community united around shared values: We’re curious, collaborative, driven, innovative, fun, and fully ourselves at work. No matter which team you join, your work won’t just impact Klaviyo. It’ll help empower our customers and enable creators across the globe to own their destinies.
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