Founding AI Engineer
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Build a new type of social graph grounded in real-world interaction data to match people into highly compatible groups and surface patterns that drive meaningful friendships. Develop and iterate on embeddings, ranking systems, and large-scale personalization while applying reinforcement learning informed by real-world outcomes. Design and build AI agent experiences across channels like Instagram and iMessage, orchestrating multi-channel workflows that connect APIs, third-party services, and the database layer. Own human-AI interaction design for a seamless, natural user experience within this AI-first consumer social platform operating entirely through AI agents to facilitate real-world, in-person connections.
Required Qualifications
- 4–10+ years of experience building AI/ML systems in production
- Comfort working across the full stack — from data pipelines to user-facing agent interactions
- Familiarity with multi-channel messaging APIs and agent frameworks
- Founding mindset: you ship fast, own problems end-to-end, and thrive in ambiguity
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with recommendation systems, social graphs, or large-scale personalization
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