Applied AI Engineer

About the job Applied AI Engineer

About Us

Catalyst Labs is a leading talent agency with a specialized vertical in Applied AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science. We stand out as an agency that's deeply embedded in our clients' recruitment operations. We partner directly with : AI-first startups building products powered by LLMs, generative AI, intelligent automations, Established tech companies : scaling their ML infrastructure, recommendation systems, and data platforms, and Enterprise innovation teams integrating AI into traditional domains such as finance, healthcare, and logistics.

We collaborate directly with founders, CTOs, and Heads of AI in those themes who are driving the next wave of applied intelligence from model optimization to productized AI workflows. We take pride in facilitating conversations that align with your technical expertise, creative problem-solving mindset, and long-term growth trajectory in the evolving world of intelligent systems.

Our Client

Is reimagining how knowledge is shared. They're building a new medium for human connection : interactive digital minds that people can talk to, learn from, and be guided by.

The internet gave us static profiles and infinite feeds, they create something profoundly different : living, interactive identities that carry your voice, judgment, and worldview into every conversation. People don't just read about you, they experience how you think.

Their mission is bold and generational in scope :

• Make human wisdom abundant, personalized, and discoverable.
• Preserve legacies, unlock opportunity, and scale brilliance across generations.

Trusted by thousands of the world's most brilliant thinkers from Simon Sinek to Arnold Schwarzenegger and have tripled revenue, users, and mind interactions in the past six months, all organically. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital , and visionary angels including Michael Ovitz, Gokul Rajaram, and Olivia Wilde , they're now scaling rapidly toward the next frontier of AI-driven human expression.

Location : Jackson Square, San Francisco

Work type : Fully on-site, 5 days a week

Compensation : Above-market base + equity + benefits

Visa : Sponsorship available only for candidates already in the United States

The Role

As an Applied AI Engineer , you'll help architect the foundation of next-generation Mind Architecture, the system that powers how digital minds learn, reason, and express individuality.

Unlike traditional RAG systems that treat data as a static collection of documents, we build rich, hierarchical knowledge graphs that mirror how real experts think capturing not just facts, but relationships, reasoning styles, and conceptual depth.

You'll work at the intersection of graph systems, LLM reasoning, and scalable AI infrastructure , bringing together symbolic structure and neural intelligence to redefine how knowledge lives digitally.

What You'll Do

Knowledge Graph & Mind Architecture

RAG & Context Innovation

Applied AI & Performance

Systems & Product Integration

Evals & Personalization

What You Bring

Core Expertise

Preferred / Bonus

You are a great fit if,

Benefits

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