AI Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Exceptional opportunity for those seeking early-stage roles in AI product development with significant compensation potential.
- Salary range: $200,000 - $300,000 USD/year
- Opportunity to influence startup culture and products
- Work alongside successful entrepreneur founders
- Requires substantial expertise in AI and LLMs
Pros
- High salary range indicative of strong company backing
- Visionary founders providing direct mentorship
- Unique chance to shape company culture from the ground up
Cons
- High-pressure environment typical of startups
- Difficult for those not willing to work in-person
- Expectations for rapid growth may lead to stress
Who it's for
Entry to Mid-career • In-person
Good fit
- AI engineers with entrepreneurial mindset
- Professionals wanting to influence tech from the start
- Innovators ready to build AI systems
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without proven skills
- Those wanting remote work
- Individuals avoiding startup volatility
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Founding AI Engineer
San Francisco / Full-time / Founding Role
We’re a fast-scaling AI agents company, backed by $30M+ Series A funding and led by repeat founders with multiple successful exits. We’re building intelligent agent systems powered by LLMs to transform how businesses scale and operate.
As our Founding AI Engineer, you’ll work directly with the founders to architect, build, and scale core AI products from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to join at the earliest stage and help define both the technical foundation and culture of the company.
What You’ll Do:
- Design and implement AI agent systems leveraging LLMs and modern AI frameworks
- Build scalable infrastructure and production-grade ML pipelines in Python
- Collaborate closely with the founders on product direction and technical decisions
- Contribute to the company’s growth story as a core member of the founding team
What We’re Looking For:
- Strong experience with LLMs, applied AI, and building production systems
- Deep Python expertise; comfort with fast prototyping and scaling systems
- Entrepreneurial mindset; ideally an ex-founder or early engineer at a high-growth startup
- Excitement to work in-person in San Francisco with a highly ambitious, proven team
