Founding Engineer, AI/ML
San Francisco · 2 days ago
You will own the recommendation, ranking, retrieval and LLM-powered candidate-to-role matching systems, taking them from design to production. You will also build and maintain the data pipelines and services that support these models.
- Workplace
- On-site
- Seniority
- Entry level
- Salary
- 130K USD/yr - 170K USD/yr
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Team
- Engineering
- Visa sponsorship
- Available
Skills
About the role
About the Role Build the intelligence layer for an AI-powered recruiting marketplace, including the systems that match candidates with relevant roles. As a founding engineer, you will take ownership of recommendation, ranking, retrieval, and LLM-powered matching from early design through production. What You'll Do • Own the AI/ML systems for recommendations, ranking, and retrieval. • Build and improve LLM-powered candidate-to-role matching. • Turn product goals into working features and ship them at a rapid cadence. • Architect and maintain the production data pipelines and services that support models. • Work directly with company leadership to deliver product systems end to end. What We're Looking For • Two to five years of software engineering experience building and shipping production product features. • Applied ML engineering experience at a product company or startup, including production recommendation, ranking, or matching systems. • Experience shipping LLM-powered features using LLM APIs, as well as hands-on work with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent ML frameworks. • Strong production engineering skills in TypeScript or Python, with experience maintaining data pipelines and services. • Strong computer science fundamentals and comfort with fast-paced, iterative startup work. • React experience is useful, as are Supabase, Prisma, Typesense or similar search infrastructure, embeddings, vector search, and workflow automation tools. • Evidence of strong technical achievement through education, open-source work, or personal projects. Compensation & Benefits Base salary is $130,000 to $170,000 annually, plus founding-hire equity. Visa sponsorship is available. Location On-site in San Francisco, California. The role requires working in person six days per week. Relocation assistance is available.
Posted Nov 6, 2026
