Founding ML / AI Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Very high value due to significant salary range, pivotal role in a dynamic startup, and opportunities to shape innovative AI applications.
- Salary range: $150,000–$210,000/year
- Pivotal role in an expanding startup atmosphere
- Opportunity to shape AI technology for established brands
- Requires strong prior experience in AI/ML
Pros
- Competitive salary range ($150K–$210K) reflecting the high demand for AI talent
- Position in a rapidly growing startup with a 5x growth rate
- Influence in developing cutting-edge AI solutions for well-known brands
Cons
- Startup environment may entail ambiguity and changing priorities
- Individual must be comfortable with significant responsibility early on
- Potential high-pressure delivery timelines due to market competition
Who it's for
Mid-Level / Senior • On-site in New York
Good fit
- AI/ML engineers with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
- Candidates skilled in both technical and product areas
- Individuals looking to drive significant outcomes in early-stage companies
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without relevant AI/ML background
- Those preferring defined corporate structures
- Professionals uncomfortable with fast-paced environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Confido is building an AI-native operating system for brands that sell into brick-and-mortar retail. We’re building intuitive and powerful software paired with AI agents that help brands automate the 1000s of hours of tedious manual work that goes into scaling a brand in retail. Brands like Baskin Robbins and Olipop use our first products in accounting and planning to account for and plan for $Bs of retail revenue.
We have best-in-class growth (5x YoY), efficiency, and we’ve recently raised a $15M Series A to build on the existing momentum.
You will be our Founding Staff ML / AI Engineer, setting the foundation for evolving our AI / ML capabilities. We have a unique mix of work across LLMs and advanced machine learning.
Potential Projects:
- Developing agentic systems to retrieve information from legacy systems
- Leverage NLP and LLMs to understand complex documents
- Predict brand sales using advanced machine learning techniques
- Detect anomalies in sales data to help brands sell more
- Recommend the optimal promotion for a brand at a retailer
What You'll Do:
- Own the full AI / ML lifecycle—from research & prototyping to production deployment & monitoring
About You:
- Minimum of 1 year+ of Applied AI / ML experience, ideally in a startup environment
- Strong product mindset—the ability to bridge AI capabilities with real-world usage
- Experience fine-tuning LLMs (Llama, GPT) and designing AI prompt workflows.
- Strong background in ML systems design and engineering best practices
