Applied AI Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We’re partnering with a stealth-mode, Sequoia-backed applied AI company that’s building the next generation of human–AI interaction. The team is developing interactive digital minds that capture how people think, reason, and communicate - transforming the future of learning, collaboration, and creativity.

With over $15M in funding, elite investors, and a proven founding team, they’re scaling rapidly and looking for an exceptional Applied AI Engineer to help shape the product at its most critical growth stage.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to work hands-on with LLMs, knowledge graphs, and retrieval systems (RAG) in production.You’ll architect core infrastructure for AI systems that push the boundaries of reasoning, scalability, and usability — all while working closely with a world-class technical team in San Francisco (on-site).

This is a role for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of AI research and real-world systems, with the autonomy to innovate, experiment, and ship fast.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and advance the backbone of an AI reasoning platform using LLMs and retrieval-based knowledge systems.
• Build and optimize RAG pipelines, embeddings, and eval frameworks to improve AI response quality.
• Collaborate across AI, backend, and infrastructure teams to ship reliable, production-ready systems.
• Define metrics, testing, and monitoring for model performance and accuracy.
• Push the boundaries of AI–human interaction through research-driven prototyping.

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