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 thats 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. Theyre 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 dont 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 worlds 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 , theyre 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 , youll 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.

Youll 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 Youll 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 you

Benefits

Other roles in Applied AI / ML in the US, check them out here :

Applied AI / ML engineer focusing on LLMs, and Document processing :

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