Applied AI Engineer

About the company

Our client is an early-stage software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Serve as an early engineering hire on a very small team, taking new AI-driven features from first idea through live deployment. The work blends hands-on building, independent judgment calls and regular conversations with the people who use the software.

What you'll do

- Take full responsibility for launching new AI-powered capabilities, covering the interface layer, backend logic and model coordination.

- Develop and refine autonomous, agent-style software that learns from usage patterns and handles repetitive tasks.

- Decide independently how to balance architecture quality, dependability and delivery pace.

- Talk with users and business clients to understand how they work, then build quick prototypes.

- Contribute to the direction of the product, the technical foundations and the team culture from the start.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 2 to 6 years of relevant engineering experience.

- A track record of taking machine learning or LLM-driven software from nothing to a working production release.

- Prior time as a startup engineer, founder or owner of a significant product area.

- Advanced professional skill in Python.

- Comfort moving between product thinking, software engineering, modeling and infrastructure work.

- Creative product sense, including the ability to propose and shape new features.

- A strong academic record from a well-regarded university.

- Experience at AI research labs, AI-focused startups or infrastructure firms is preferred.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 300,000 to 500,000 per year

- Equity

- Relocation support

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time