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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days Acquia's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 8% of Acquia's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Acquia
- high 6 stale, 2 reposted of 13 open
- Hiring momentum
- 22 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Acquia's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Acquia.
About this role
As a Staff AI Engineer at Acquia, you will focus on building and enhancing AI systems that leverage extensive operational and customer data. Your responsibilities include developing retrieval and inference layers, creating workflows based on detected signals, and ensuring the observability of AI systems. This hands-on role requires collaboration with product and platform teams while adapting to shifting company priorities and challenges.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Acquia as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years shipping AI or ML systems to production
- Strong programming fundamentals with proficiency in Python
- Fluency in working with data at scale, including advanced SQL and dbt
- Experience with production retrieval and context engineering
- Knowledge of agentic systems and durable workflows
Nice to have
- Experience standing up shared data or ML capability for other teams
- Experience with small and fine-tuned model work
- Fluency in observability data tools like OpenTelemetry
- Data governance instincts
- Familiarity with enterprise SaaS or CMS, particularly Acquia's Drupal-based DXP
What you get
- Competitive healthcare coverage
- Wellness programs
- Take it when you need it time off
- Parental leave
- Recognition programs
Worth weighing
- Pay range is $150,000 - $200,000 USD
- Role requires adaptability to changing priorities and contexts
- Emphasis on using AI as an integral part of the workflow rather than as a tool
- Expectations for rapid learning of new technologies and frameworks
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Listed by Acquia on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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