Founding Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Location On-site, full-time in San Francisco, California, USA . Candidates must be based in SF or willing to relocate.

San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Location On-site, full-time in San Francisco, California, USA . Candidates must be based in SF or willing to relocate.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Location On-site, full-time in San Francisco, California, USA . Candidates must be based in SF or willing to relocate.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$140K - $180K/yr
Location This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, California . In-person presence is expected.
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$140K - $180K/yr
Location This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, California . In-person presence is expected.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$175K - $200K/yr
Candidates must be willing and able to work from the San Francisco office full-time. Relocation support is available.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$175K - $200K/yr
Candidates must be willing and able to work from the San Francisco office full-time. Relocation support is available.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
About the Role This is the first full-time engineering hire outside the founding team at an early-stage AI/ML startup building automated agent failure detection and patch generation tooling. You will ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
About the Role This is the first full-time engineering hire outside the founding team at an early-stage AI/ML startup building automated agent failure detection and patch generation tooling. You will ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
About the Role This is the first full-time engineering hire outside the founding team at an early-stage AI/ML startup building automated agent failure detection and patch generation tooling. You will ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
About the Role This is the first full-time engineering hire outside the founding team at an early-stage AI/ML startup building automated agent failure detection and patch generation tooling. You will ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $140K/yr
This is a high-collaboration role requiring full-time in-office presence.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $140K/yr
This is a high-collaboration role requiring full-time in-office presence.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$196K - $227K/yr
Location & Work Arrangement This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA . Visa sponsorship is not available.
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$196K - $227K/yr
Location & Work Arrangement This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA . Visa sponsorship is not available.
San Mateo, CA · On-site
$150 - $200/hr
Location On-site in San Mateo, CA, US. Full-time. Visa sponsorship is available. #J-18808-Ljbffr
San Mateo, CA · On-site
$150 - $200/hr
Location On-site in San Mateo, CA, US. Full-time. Visa sponsorship is available. #J-18808-Ljbffr
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$196K - $227K/yr
Location & Work Arrangement This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA . Visa sponsorship is not available.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$196K - $227K/yr
Location & Work Arrangement This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA . Visa sponsorship is not available.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$125 - $150/hr
Employment: Full-time * Visa sponsorship: Not available Location This role is fully on‑site in San Francisco, CA . Candidates must be SF‑based or willing to relocate. #J-18808-Ljbffr
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$125 - $150/hr
Employment: Full-time * Visa sponsorship: Not available Location This role is fully on‑site in San Francisco, CA . Candidates must be SF‑based or willing to relocate. #J-18808-Ljbffr
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$100K - $170K/yr
This is a full-time, in-person role.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$100K - $170K/yr
This is a full-time, in-person role.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
This role is full-time, in-office in San Francisco - relocation-ready candidates are welcome. What You'll Do * Apply state-of-the-art computer vision, LLM, and multimodal AI techniques to real-world ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
This role is full-time, in-office in San Francisco - relocation-ready candidates are welcome. What You'll Do * Apply state-of-the-art computer vision, LLM, and multimodal AI techniques to real-world ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
The focus is squarely on the intelligence layer - modeling, data pipelines, and inference - not the application UI. This is a full-time, in-office role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
The focus is squarely on the intelligence layer - modeling, data pipelines, and inference - not the application UI. This is a full-time, in-office role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be ...
Mountain View, CA · On-site
$220K - $300K/yr
Location On-site, full-time in Mountain View, California, USA . Remote work is not available for this position.
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Mountain View, CA · On-site
$220K - $300K/yr
Location On-site, full-time in Mountain View, California, USA . Remote work is not available for this position.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Relocation is welcome; this is a full-time, in-office role.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Relocation is welcome; this is a full-time, in-office role.
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$150 - $200/hr
This is a full-time, on-site position with a competitive package commensurate with experience at a well-funded, high-growth AI startup. Location This role is based on-site in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$150 - $200/hr
This is a full-time, on-site position with a competitive package commensurate with experience at a well-funded, high-growth AI startup. Location This role is based on-site in Los Angeles, CA

$120K - $180K/yr
Full-time
Re-posted 29 days ago
This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage AI startup transforming the construction pre-construction workflow through automated blueprint understanding and cost estimation. You'll own the intelligence layer - advancing computer vision and AI systems from research to reliable, shipped products that real users depend on. It's a high-impact position on a small, fast-moving team where your work directly shapes the core product.
What You'll DoDrive the intelligence layer of the product, focusing on CV/ML systems rather than application-layer work.
Apply cutting-edge computer vision models, LLMs, and AI systems to real construction workflows.
Ship initial prototypes quickly, then iterate and improve based on direct user feedback.
Coordinate and compose multiple ML models into coherent, production-ready pipelines.
Roll up your sleeves for hands-on, ground-level work - this team embraces "schlep" as part of building early-stage products.
Proven 0-to-1 builder with AI systems shipped to production.
Strong applied ML experience, including machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision (object detection a plus).
Proficient in Python and comfortable working across the ML stack.
Growth mindset - values trajectory and continuous learning over prior pedigree.
Communicates with empathy and honesty; proactively flags what's working and what isn't.
Comfortable with ambiguity and repetitive foundational work common at early-stage startups.
US citizenship required (visa sponsorship is not available).
Bonus: background in construction or estimating.
Bonus: prior experience founding or contributing early to a product that attracted real users or paying customers.
Base salary range: $120,000 - $180,000 USD annually. Equity participation expected at the founding engineer level. No visa sponsorship available.
LocationOn-site, full-time in San Francisco, California, USA. Candidates must be based in SF or willing to relocate.
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