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AI Engineer Boston, MA · · Mid-level
Burmester & Vogel Ltd.
5 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Burmester & Vogel builds software for the commercial side of shipping. We started with demurrage and laytime management, two of the most complex processes in maritime logistics, and have since expanded into new product lines, including vessel valuation and a growing suite of intelligent tools for the wider supply chain.
Today we serve over 150 leading companies worldwide and manage over one billion tons of cargo annually. We are growing quickly, and each new hire shapes what we launch next.
Position Description Burmester & Vogel is seeking an AI Engineer to lead AI orchestration across our products. You will design, build, and run the systems that connect large language models, tools, and data to our maritime applications, and you will help expand the company's overall AI capability. You will work in an Agile team and play a key role in bringing AI into mission-critical, enterprise-scale systems.
Responsibilities
Design and maintain the orchestration layer for LLM-powered features: prompt and context management, tool calling, retrieval, and multi-step agent workflows
Integrate AI capabilities into our Voyage Management System and other products through well-defined APIs and services
Build evaluation suites and monitoring that measure quality, latency, cost, and failure modes in production
Build retrieval pipelines over maritime documents and data, such as charter parties, statements of facts, voyage records, and market data
Apply guardrails for security, data privacy, and access control, including the handling of sensitive and export-controlled data
Prepare estimates, prioritize work, and run peer reviewsUse text "l" in the last line
Requirements
3+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on work building applications with machine learning or large language models
Strong Python and/or TypeScript skills
Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Anthropic) and orchestration patterns such as tool use, retrieval-augmented generation, and agents
Experience with embeddings and vector search (e.g., Azure AI Search, pgvector)
Experience building and deploying services on a cloud platform, ideally Azure, with containers and CI/CD
Understanding of the design principles behind scalable, observable services
Daily working knowledge of Git and modern build tools
Education and Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or a related certification
Desired (Not Required)
Experience with document understanding or information extraction from semi-structured documents
Experience with maritime, logistics, or commodity trading data
Experience working with U.S. Public Sector customers (DHS or DoD)
DoD security clearance
Work Schedule Our systems run 24/7/365, so you may be asked to provide out-of-hours, on-call support. Additional compensation may be available for on-call, standby, or holiday hours.
Background, Clearance, and Export Control Burmester & Vogel is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. This position may require completion of a State and Federal Criminal History Report (background check). Current and future employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of this check.
This position requires the use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or a protected individual under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
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Today we serve over 150 leading companies worldwide and manage over one billion tons of cargo annually. We are growing quickly, and each new hire shapes what we launch next.
Position Description Burmester & Vogel is seeking an AI Engineer to lead AI orchestration across our products. You will design, build, and run the systems that connect large language models, tools, and data to our maritime applications, and you will help expand the company's overall AI capability. You will work in an Agile team and play a key role in bringing AI into mission-critical, enterprise-scale systems.
Responsibilities
Design and maintain the orchestration layer for LLM-powered features: prompt and context management, tool calling, retrieval, and multi-step agent workflows
Integrate AI capabilities into our Voyage Management System and other products through well-defined APIs and services
Build evaluation suites and monitoring that measure quality, latency, cost, and failure modes in production
Build retrieval pipelines over maritime documents and data, such as charter parties, statements of facts, voyage records, and market data
Apply guardrails for security, data privacy, and access control, including the handling of sensitive and export-controlled data
Prepare estimates, prioritize work, and run peer reviewsUse text "l" in the last line
Requirements
3+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on work building applications with machine learning or large language models
Strong Python and/or TypeScript skills
Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Anthropic) and orchestration patterns such as tool use, retrieval-augmented generation, and agents
Experience with embeddings and vector search (e.g., Azure AI Search, pgvector)
Experience building and deploying services on a cloud platform, ideally Azure, with containers and CI/CD
Understanding of the design principles behind scalable, observable services
Daily working knowledge of Git and modern build tools
Education and Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or a related certification
Desired (Not Required)
Experience with document understanding or information extraction from semi-structured documents
Experience with maritime, logistics, or commodity trading data
Experience working with U.S. Public Sector customers (DHS or DoD)
DoD security clearance
Work Schedule Our systems run 24/7/365, so you may be asked to provide out-of-hours, on-call support. Additional compensation may be available for on-call, standby, or holiday hours.
Background, Clearance, and Export Control Burmester & Vogel is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. This position may require completion of a State and Federal Criminal History Report (background check). Current and future employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of this check.
This position requires the use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or a protected individual under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
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