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title: 'Applied AI Engineer at Hasbro'
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# Applied AI Engineer at Hasbro

- **Company:** Hasbro
- **Location:** Boston Massachusetts, United States
- **Compensation:** $109k–$164k
- **Posted:** 2026-06-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hasbro/jobs/4250645009

## Job description

We take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime.

We're building something new inside our AI Studio, and we're looking for an Applied AI Engineer to help shape it with us. This role sits at the center of a new and constantly evolving set of challenges. The problems are still being defined, and the approaches are actively being invented. What excites us is the opportunity to determine what it truly means for an iconic character to think, respond, and stay true to itself - consistently, safely, and at scale.

We work where storytelling, imagination, and technology converge. Our focus is on the intelligence layer: the systems that determine how characters understand context, form responses, maintain a consistent voice, and hold carefully defined boundaries. This is where canon knowledge meets language model behavior, and where the quality of every character interaction gets defined and measured.

This role owns one of the most creatively and technically interesting areas on the team: making characters that actually feel like themselves. Working closely with engineers, creative partners, and brand leaders, the Applied AI Engineer will define prompt architecture, own guardrails and evaluation frameworks, and build the retrieval systems that ground characters in their own lore. Success here means developing the tools and practices that make character fidelity measurable.

## What You'll Do

- Design, implement, and continuously refine system prompts, character behavior definitions, and guardrails for our AI character platform.
- Build evaluation frameworks to measure character fidelity, response quality, and safety — establishing quantitative standards for what "in character" actually means across interaction types.
- Architect and implement RAG systems to ground character responses in canonical knowledge, including embedding strategies, vector retrieval, and relevance evaluation.
- Partner with creative and brand teams to translate character attributes — personality, voice, canon, tone, and boundaries — into precise, testable AI behavior and system requirements.
- Lead prompt versioning, regression testing, and model evaluation practices to ensure character behavior remains consistent across provider updates and model changes.
- Integrate with multi-provider LLM APIs (OpenAI, Google Gemini, etc.) and make principled selection decisions as the landscape evolves.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging techniques in prompt engineering, agentic design, and LLM evaluation that meaningfully advance the quality and reliability of character experiences.

## What You Will Bring

- 3+ years of experience building and shipping production LLM-powered systems.
- Deep expertise in prompt engineering — system prompt design, few-shot techniques, chain-of-thought, multi-turn conversation management, and structured output.
- Experience designing and implementing evaluation frameworks for LLM outputs, including adversarial and security testing.
- Hands-on experience with RAG architectures: embedding models, vector stores, chunking strategies, and retrieval evaluation.
- Proficiency with major LLM APIs (OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, or equivalent) and experience making principled decisions between them.
- Strong Python skills and comfort working in AWS environments.
- Familiarity with how voice AI services work (TTS, STT) — enough to understand how spoken delivery shapes prompt and response design.
- The ability to communicate AI system behavior clearly to creative, brand, and non-technical collaborators.

Extra Credit

- Familiarity with guardrails frameworks (NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails, Guardrails AI, or equivalent).
- Conceptual understanding of fine-tuning and RLHF, even if not a primary area of focus.
- Background in entertainment, gaming, or IP-driven product development.

The pay transparency range for this role is listed below. The hiring range will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location and market conditions. Additionally, employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package.

Pay Range $109,200—$163,800 USD

Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package, depending on role, location, and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:

- Health & Wellness
- Time Off to Recharge
- Financial Well-being
- Life & Family Support
- Volunteer and Community Initiatives
- Learning & Development
- Exclusive Perks

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## About Hasbro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hasbro is a leading game, intellectual property, and toy company that delivers play experiences through physical and digital games, toys, licensed products, and entertainment.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: HAS)
- **Headquarters**: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
- **Founded**: 1923 (incorporated in 1926)
- **Founders**: Henry Hassenfeld, Hillel Hassenfeld

## Core Business
- **Primary Industries**: Toys, Games, Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing, Digital Gaming, Entertainment
- **Target Customers**: B2C (kids, families, fans of all ages); B2B (retail partners, licensors, entertainment studios)
- **Mission Statement**: "Create joy and community through the magic of play."

## Products & Services
- **MAGIC: THE GATHERING**: Collectible card game and digital platform (Magic: The Gathering Arena) — both physical and digital.
- **DUNGEONS & DRAGONS**: Tabletop roleplaying game with digital tools (D&D Beyond).
- **MONOPOLY & HASBRO GAMES**: Classic board games and family game night staples.
- **NERF**: Blaster toys and active play products.
- **TRANSFORMERS**: Action figures, media franchise, and licensed merchandise.
- **PLAY-DOH**: Modeling compound and creative play sets.
- **PEPPA PIG**: Preschool toy line and media brand.
- **BEYBLADE**: Spinning top toys and competitive play system.
- **Hasbro Pulse & Secret Lair**: Direct-to-consumer platforms for exclusive collectibles and fan-focused drops.
- **Digital Licensing**: Partnerships for mobile games like *Monopoly Go!* (Scopely) and other video game adaptations.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources – check financial sites for current market cap.
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $5.0 billion (FY 2023); record performance in Wizards of the Coast segment in FY 2025.
- **Notable Partners**: Scopely (*Monopoly Go!*), Marvel, and other major IP licensors.
- **Growth Signals**: Record year for MAGIC: THE GATHERING (Final Fantasy set was best-selling of all time); operational excellence program delivered ~$800M in gross cost savings; continued expansion in digital licensing and aging-up consumer strategy.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Iconic Brand Portfolio**: Owns and controls deeply loved brands like MAGIC, D&D, MONOPOLY, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, and PEPPA PIG – spanning multiple generations and play categories.
- **Franchise-First Approach**: Unlocks value across physical toys, digital games, licensed consumer products, location-based entertainment, film, and TV.
- **Wizards of the Coast**: High-margin, high-growth segment with dedicated fan communities and recurring digital revenue (Magic: The Gathering Arena, D&D Beyond).
- **100+ Year Legacy**: Deep retail relationships, supply chain excellence, and trusted brand equity worldwide.
- **Diversified Revenue Streams**: Balanced between owned brands, partner brands, direct-to-consumer, and licensing – reducing reliance on any single product category.

## Strategic Focus
- **"Playing to Win" Strategy** (launched 2025):
  - **Anytime is Playtime**: Expand play occasions and distribution points.
  - **Aging Up**: Target consumers aged 13+ who are gaining purchase share.
  - **Everyone Plays**: Capture new demographics and under-indexed markets.
  - **Digital and Direct**: Invest in video games, digital technology, and direct-to-consumer channels.
  - **Partner Scale**: Leverage partners’ investments to extend brand reach.
- **Operational Excellence**: Ongoing cost-savings program targeting $1.0 billion in gross savings; process modernization across IT, supply chain, and HR.
- **AI & Emerging Tech**: Embracing AI-enabled entertainment and product innovation.
- **Sustainability & CSR**: Recognized as a JUST Capital Industry Leader (2025), 100 Best Corporate Citizens (3BL Media), and Civic 50 honoree.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Creative, innovative, and inclusive – described as "legendary play starts with bold ideas." Emphasis on curiosity, lifelong learning, and "playing with purpose."
- **Work-Life Balance**: Half-day Fridays all year round; generous paid vacation and holidays.
- **Benefits**:
  - Medical, Dental, and Prescription coverage
  - Health Savings Account (HSA)
  - Retirement Savings Plan with generous company match and annual company contribution
  - Paid Parental Leave
  - Tuition Reimbursement
  - Life, Accident, and Disability Insurance
  - Pet Insurance and Identity Theft Protection
  - Onsite Fitness Center (at headquarters)
  - Learning & Development opportunities, clear goal-setting
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Flexible work arrangements are part of the total rewards package (exact policy not detailed in provided sources; likely hybrid for most roles).
- **Global Presence**: Offices in Pawtucket (HQ), Providence, Los Angeles, Miami, Renton (Wizards of the Coast), plus 40+ countries – opportunities for domestic and international mobility.
- **Early Career**: Robust student programs and internship opportunities to shape the next generation of talent.
- **Impact**: Work on beloved brands that create joy and community; CSR programs embedded in the business.

## Sources
1. [Hasbro About Page (Corporate)](https://jobs.hasbro.com/content/About-Hasbro/)
2. [Hasbro 10-K FY2025 (SEC Filing)](https://newsroom.hasbro.com/static-files/30601d9c-1e19-47af-a62e-0de43d437ba9)
3. [Hasbro 2025 Corporate Fact Sheet](https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/500e0a65-283d-00ef-33b2-7f1f20488fe2/d66b7984-a04c-4f8c-aa86-d1c7854654aa/2025%20Corp%20Fact%20Sheet%2002.17.2025.pdf)
4. [Hasbro Careers Page](https://jobs.hasbro.com/)
5. [Hasbro Jobs & Internships (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hasbro)

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