Founding Applied AI/ML Engineer

Company: Recruiting From Scratch
Location: New York
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Who is :Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients.Title of Role: AI EngineerLocation: Remote (California preferred, NY considered)Company Stage of Funding: Seed (Backed by top VCs including Acrew and Emerson Collective)Office Type: RemoteSalary: $160,000 - $220,000 + Competitive EquityCompany DescriptionWe are partnering with a stealth-mode, venture-backed startup founded by repeat technical entrepreneurs with a vision to transform customer operations using generative AI. The company has recently closed a $4M seed round led by top-tier venture firms and is building a category-defining platform for AI agents in enterprise environments.The founders bring extensive leadership experience from leading tech companies and successful startups. They have previously scaled teams and shipped high-impact AI/ML products at companies like BetterUp and Thoughtful AI. This is an exceptional opportunity to join at the ground floor and help build both product and company alongside deeply experienced and thoughtful operators.What You Will DoAs one of the first engineering hires, you will work closely with the founding team to design, build, and scale the AI agent infrastructure from scratch. Your contributions will directly shape the product and culture of the company.

• Architect and implement AI agent orchestration systems tailored to enterprise workflows
• Design RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for integrating and querying internal knowledge bases
• Develop contextual memory systems and knowledge graphs for continuous learning
• Implement AI observability and performance monitoring frameworks
• Create predictive models for customer health, churn, and upsell opportunities
• Build natural language understanding features like sentiment and intent detection
• Design closed-loop feedback systems to improve AI performance based on usage dataIdeal Candidate BackgroundWe're looking for engineers with a passion for applied AI who have a balanced mix of startup agility and corporate-scale experience.
  • 5-7 years of experience in production ML engineering roles
  • Proven success at both startups and larger tech organizations
  • Track record of promotions or demonstrated career growth
  • Deep understanding of LLM architectures, RAG systems, and AI deployment pipelines
  • Strong Python experience; familiarity with FastAPI, SQLModel, Celery, PostgreSQL (with pgvector), and Redis
  • Frontend familiarity with React and Vite is a bonus
  • Experience working with AI tooling like LangGraph, Langfuse, or Agno is a plusPreferred
    • 2+ years of experience in a startup or founder environment
    • 2+ years in a corporate/enterprise software engineering setting
    • 2+ years working specifically in applied AI, including LLM-based systems or NLP projects
    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
    • Candidates currently based in California are strongly preferred; those in New York will also be consideredCompensation and Benefits
      • Salary: $160,000 - $220,000
      • Equity: Competitive early-stage equity package
      • Work Environment: Remote-first with preference for California-based candidates
      • Visa: Visa sponsorship is not available at this time
      • Position Type: Full-time
      • Team Structure: Direct collaboration with the founding team, including the Head of Engineering
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