The Role

About the Company

We are an elite devshop for applied AI, solving hard AI-driven problems that our customers don't have the resources or know-how to staff themselves – cutting through jargon and flashy demos to get AI into production, fast.

By joining us, you’re stepping onto an in-person, San Francisco-based team with the culture of a startup but the thorny, far-reaching engineering puzzles impacting millions of users. We are a curious bunch of doers looking for full-stack engineers who are smart, nice, and get things done.

About the Role

Joining our team as one of our first engineers, you’ll play a leading role in building and shipping AI applications for our inaugural customers - from understanding customer needs to deploying solutions in their environments - all while shaping our Engineering and broader company culture for the next 100+ engineers.

What You Bring to the Table

• Exceptional Coding Skills (4+ years of experience): You build elegant, production-ready code and have strong proficiency across multiple programming languages.
• AI-Curious: You follow new launches, experiment with new frameworks (like LangChain), and have a generalist full-stack engineering approach in developing AI-driven applications.
• Problem Solver: You love solving hard, new problems, are comfortable self-teaching, and enjoy experimenting to solve challenges you haven’t encountered before.
• Start-Up Ready: You jump in without instruction, embrace a ‘no job too big, no job too small’ mindset, and want to shape strategy and culture.
• User-Focused: You deeply care about the user and skillfully navigate user conversations to ensure what we’re building meets their needs.
• Team Player: You help others (and ask for help), champion integrity in everything, and want to build a one-in-a-career culture of personal growth.

You Will

• Design and Develop Custom AI Solutions: Tailored to the unique needs of our customers, ensuring seamless integration and scalability.
• Collaborate Across the Full Project Lifecycle: From requirements gathering, prototyping, system design, coding, testing, deployment, to support.
• Shape Our Engineering and Broader Company Culture: From how we learn, to how we hire, to how we celebrate - you’ll help make our company a place we all love working.

Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Join Us

We believe in transparency and know joining a company is a big decision. We’re not the best fit for everyone and try to be clear on what we are and what we’re not so you can make the choice that’s right for you.

Why Join Us?

• Apply AI: You’ll see how leading companies deploy AI solutions, positioning you in the top percentile of engineers with practical AI application experience across various customers and use cases.
• Solve Big, Real Problems: Work across a range of industries, customers, and products, learning every day and avoiding maintenance monotony.
• Learn from the Best In-Person: Our team includes multi-time founders and leaders from top companies. Working elbow to elbow in our San Francisco office means team lunches, quick brainstorming, pair coding, and the right amount of banter.

Why You Shouldn't Join Us?

• Preference for Speed Over Quality: We love hacking together proofs of concept but our code must be production-ready - clean, understandable, and scalable.
• Need for Predictability: You’ll work across customers, programming languages, industries, and projects, rather than becoming an expert in the same product suite.
• Discomfort with User Conversations: You’ll spend most of your time coding, but you’ll also directly interface with our customer contacts to ask questions and problem solve.

Location

San Francisco, CA (4 days in-person, Fridays remote)

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package: Attractive salary aligned with your experience and skills.
• 401k with Matching: Invest in your future with our company-matched retirement plan.
• Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need to relax and rejuvenate.
• Exceptional Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Comprehensive health benefits to keep you and your family healthy.
• Health FSA: Manage out-of-pocket health expenses effectively.
• Commuter Benefits: Make your travel to work easier and more affordable.
• Life Insurance: Providing peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Team Events and Activities: Regular events to build camaraderie and a strong team spirit.

Ready to Join Us?

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