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title: 'Senior AI Engineer - AI Platform at ClickUp'
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# Senior AI Engineer - AI Platform at ClickUp

- **Company:** [ClickUp](https://feeny.ai/companies/clickup)
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $200k–$250k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clickup/04f5dc76-f4d1-4112-9cff-79d3c202c8a6/application

**Skills:** Python, Go, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, LangGraph, Airflow, Kubeflow, Ray, MLOps, LLMs, Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native Technologies, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI, Search Technologies

> Design and implement scalable AI platform services and backend systems for LLMs. Build robust APIs, manage multi-LLM integration, and optimize infrastructure for reliable, secure AI-powered features within ClickUp's product ecosystem.

## Job description

At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. 🚀

Role Overview: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior AI Engineer – AI Platform to join our ClickUp Engineering team. In this role, you will play a critical part in both building the core AI platform and directly applying large language models (LLMs) to deliver intelligent features across ClickUp. You will focus on backend systems that enable scalable, reliable, and secure AI-powered capabilities, while also working hands-on with LLMs to solve real user problems and drive product innovation. Key Responsibilities:

- Architect, design, and implement scalable AI platform services that support the deployment, orchestration, and lifecycle management of LLMs and other AI models.
- Apply LLMs and other AI technologies directly to build and enhance ClickUp’s intelligent features, working closely with product and engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.
- Build and maintain robust APIs and backend systems that enable seamless integration of AI-powered features into ClickUp’s core platform.
- Develop infrastructure for model serving, monitoring, logging, and automated evaluation to ensure high reliability and performance of AI services in production.
- Integrate with multiple LLM providers (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) and manage model selection, routing, and fallback strategies for optimal performance and cost.
- Drive the adoption of best practices in AI privacy, security, and compliance, including data anonymization, secure data handling, and regulatory adherence.
- Optimize platform performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency, leveraging cloud-native technologies and distributed systems.
- Stay current with advancements in AI infrastructure, MLOps, and LLM applications, and proactively incorporate relevant innovations into ClickUp’s AI platform.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, frontend, and data teams to deliver seamless, reliable, and user-centric AI experiences.

Qualifications:

- Extensive experience designing and building scalable AI/ML platforms or infrastructure in a production environment.
- Proven track record of applying LLMs and AI models to real-world product features and user-facing solutions.
- Deep expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Proven experience integrating and managing multiple LLMs and AI models, with a strong understanding of their operational requirements and limitations.
- Proficiency in orchestration frameworks and workflow engines (e.g., LangGraph, Airflow, Kubeflow, Ray, or similar).
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, TypeScript or similar languages used for backend and AI platform development.
- Experience with MLOps best practices, including model deployment, monitoring, logging, and automated evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to address AI privacy and security challenges, including data anonymization and compliance with data protection regulations.
- Familiarity with search technologies and their integration into AI-driven applications.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Passion for staying at the forefront of AI infrastructure and applying new technologies to solve real-world problems at scale.

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## Equal Opportunity Employer

ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Privacy Notice ClickUp collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. You can find further details by viewing our [Global Candidate Privacy Notice.](https://clickup.com/careers-terms/candidate-privacy-notice) If you are a Philippine Job Applicant, please also see our [Philippine Data Privacy Notice](https://t333.s.clickup-attachments-stg.com/t333/d9a53ce2-6d2c-48cd-84b1-ed4e525f9613/Philippine%20Data%20Privacy%20Notice_2024.pdf?view=open) for further details.

Visa Sponsorship Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for roles outside of engineering and product at this time. Sponsorship for engineering and product roles is not guaranteed, but is instead based on the business needs for that specific role at that time. Please reach out to the recruiter with any questions.

Fraud Alert ClickUp Talent Acquisition will only initiate contact via an @[clickup.com](http://clickup.com) email or through our official careers portal on [clickup.com](http://clickup.com). We will never request fees, payments, or sensitive personal information. Please disregard any offers received outside these channels and report them to support@clickup.com.

AI Processing Notice ClickUp may use artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to help review and screen candidates' employment applications against role-related criteria. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision‑making. If you have questions or need an accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at AskPeople@ClickUp.com.

## About ClickUp

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ClickUp provides an all-in-one productivity platform that replaces fragmented work tools with a unified solution for tasks, documents, collaboration, and AI-powered agents.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: San Diego, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Zeb Evans and Alex Yurkowski

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Productivity Software / Project Management / AI Agents
- **Target customers**: B2B, serving teams of all sizes from SMBs to 85% of the Fortune 500 [clickup.com]
- **Mission**: Maximize human productivity by fundamentally reinventing how work gets done through the convergence of software, AI, and humans [clickup.com/careers]

## Products & Services
- **ClickUp Platform**: The core product — an everything app for work combining tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards, goals, timelines, and 100+ product replacements [clickup.com]
- **Brain²**: ClickUp’s AI engine that intelligently routes tasks to the best frontier model (GPT, Claude Opus, Gemini, etc.) with full workspace context, memory, and preferences [clickup.com]
- **Super Agents**: Configurable AI agents that automate workflows — including PM Agent, Assign Agent, and Live Answers Agent — with the ability to build custom agents using any MCP (Model Context Protocol) connection [clickup.com]
- **ClickUp Apps**: Integrations with Google Drive, GitHub, Salesforce, Slack, and thousands of other tools [clickup.com]

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $4 billion (latest round, per Tracxn) [tracxn.com]
- **Total Funding**: $535 million raised [tracxn.com]
- **Key Metric**: Over 5 million teams use ClickUp; 85% of Fortune 500 companies are customers [clickup.com]
- **Notable Investors**: Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Craft Ventures [tracxn.com]
- **Growth Signals**: 1,529 employees as of March 2026; strong adoption of AI agents with 3M+ tasks automated; Forrester TEI study reports 384% ROI and payback in under 6 months for customers [tracxn.com, clickup.com]

## Competitive Advantages
- **Convergence over bundling**: Unlike competitors who bolt together separate tools, ClickUp was built from the ground up as one unified platform, giving Brain² full context across all work types (tasks, docs, conversations, files) — context that competitor AI tools lack [clickup.com/about]
- **Model-agnostic AI**: Brain² intelligently routes each query to the best frontier model (GPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.), delivering optimal performance without vendor lock-in [clickup.com]
- **Enterprise-grade security**: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant, with AI privacy protections exceeding standard enterprise SaaS [clickup.com]
- **Massive product surface area**: 100+ products in one platform means customers can consolidate an entire tech stack, creating deep switching costs

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-first convergence**: Deep investment in AI agents (Super Agents) and ambient intelligence that anticipates user needs rather than just responding to commands [clickup.com]
- **Platform expansion**: Continuing to absorb adjacent tool categories (chat, docs, whiteboards, goals) to eliminate toggling between apps [clickup.com/careers]
- **Enterprise scale**: Targeting larger deployments with proven ROI data and robust compliance/security posture

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: The company emphasizes grit, growth mindset (“grow 1% every day”), passion, and hard work. Core value: “Normal f*cking sucks” — a rejection of status quo thinking [clickup.com/careers]
- **Impact**: Employees are empowered to work across AI, product, and engineering — “you don’t need to be an engineer to dive deep into leveraging AI” [clickup.com/careers]
- **Work model**: Remote-friendly with offices in San Diego (HQ), United States, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Australia, and globally [clickup.com/about]
- **Perks**: Generous PTO, health plans, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and parental leave [clickup.com/careers]
- **Growth**: The company explicitly hires for potential impact and supports “building your boldest career”; recent headcount of 1,529 signals continued scaling [tracxn.com, clickup.com/careers]

## Sources
1. [ClickUp Careers Page](https://clickup.com/careers)
2. [ClickUp About Page](https://clickup.com/about)
3. [ClickUp Homepage](https://clickup.com/)
4. [Tracxn Company Profile](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/clickup/__lm2pfON0Ef7h6Fu5h9GkLd9_fspnDEnBOL2bEKJxWkg)

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