Founding Engineer, Applied AI

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company building automation for hardware engineering in complex manufacturing environments. As a founding technical team member, you will shape core product systems and work closely with customers to bring reliable AI workflows into production.

What You'll Do

• Design and build core workflows and infrastructure for AI agents supporting hardware engineering, including context management, indexing, and post-training systems.

• Develop AI agents and machine learning models that interpret and work with complex engineering design data in enterprise toolchains.

• Partner with customers and engineers to deliver reliable, intuitive workflows for production use.

• Prototype ideas, validate them with users, and ship improvements from concept through deployment.

• Help shape early engineering practices, system architecture, and the product roadmap.

What We're Looking For

• Two to six years of experience in applied machine learning, backend engineering, or AI infrastructure, or exceptional new graduates with strong fundamentals.

• Strong familiarity with LLM architectures and current agent research.

• Experience building production machine learning or AI systems, including search and information retrieval.

• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with PyTorch, Hugging Face, and Weights & Biases.

• A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, machine learning, or an equivalent background.

• Experience with geometric data or CAD systems is a plus.

• A practical builder mindset and care for customer experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $180,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California.