Founding AI Engineer

Overview

On Site
$200000 - $400000 per annum
Full Time

Skills

Python
TypeScript
Kubernetes
Next.js
Cursor
Cloud Code
LLMs
Agent Frameworks

Job Details



Founding AI Engineer


About the Role


We are seeking a Founding AI Engineer with a builder's mindset and a passion for bringing cutting-edge AI agents and workflows into production. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-impact environments, is comfortable working independently, and has a track record of shipping ambitious projects.


You will play a critical role in developing our simulated environment, which evaluates how individuals work by analyzing their interactions with intelligent agents. Our mission is to redefine talent evaluation-a challenge of extraordinary complexity. With millions of daily data points generated by our 7M+ users, we are uniquely positioned to tackle this problem at scale.

Job is onsite in San Francisco, CA. Must live in area or be willing to relocate*



What You'll Do




  • Design and implement business logic in our cloud-native backend services.




  • Maintain, refactor, and scale existing systems.




  • Develop and manage AI agents and workflows.




  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.




  • Conduct thoughtful and thorough code reviews.




  • Perform DevOps tasks on Kubernetes-based infrastructure.




  • Write technical designs and lead discussions for new product development.




  • Drive technical initiatives aligned with long-term business objectives.




  • Rapidly adopt and apply new technologies, consistently stepping outside your comfort zone.





Desired Experience




  • 2-8 years of experience as a software engineer, preferably in AI/agentic systems.




  • Proven experience deploying large-scale LLM/agent systems to production.




  • A strong track record of open-source contributions (500+ commits on GitHub preferred).




  • Experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early employee at a Seed-Series B startup, ideally taking products from 0 1.




  • Exposure to large-scale systems at a leading technology company.





Education




  • Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.




  • Background from a globally recognized program in CS or AI research is a plus.





Core Technical Skills




  • Advanced proficiency in Python and TypeScript for production systems.




  • Strong understanding of LLMs and agent-based architectures.




  • Experience building and maintaining large-scale backend systems and infrastructure.




  • Familiarity with AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Cloud Code).





Soft Skills




  • Ability to clearly articulate and justify technical design decisions.




  • Strong opinions on best practices for AI utilization, balanced with pragmatism.





What Sets You Apart




  • A hacker spirit-you build, you experiment, you ship.




  • Recognition as a hackathon winner, open-source contributor, or creator of something uniquely impactful.





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