Founding AI Engineer, Agent Runtime & Policy Engine
Jack & Jill/External ATS
A VC-backed AI startup is seeking a Founding AI Engineer to design and implement a policy-driven runtime for autonomous sales agents in San Francisco. This role involves owning the multi-stage agent pipeline and building a robust runtime to enforce commercial policies. The ideal candidate has proven experience with reliable LLM systems and is proficient in typed programming languages like TypeScript, Go, or Rust. This is a unique opportunity with significant equity and influence in early-stage technology development. #J-18808-Ljbffr
$100k - $150k
...Overview Pareto Agent - VC-backed AI startup building a policy-driven runtime for high-stakes commercial workflows. Founding AI Engineer — Agent Runtime role to build the execution layer for autonomous B2B sales agents. You will architect a deterministic, policy-driven...Policy$100k - $150k
...Most AI systems generate text. We’re building one that makes decisions . Pareto Agent is a policy-driven runtime that executes high-stakes commercial workflows... ..., the company is founded by serial entrepreneurs... ...Role As our Founding AI Engineer - Agent Runtime , you will...PolicySummer workWork at officeFlexible hours$100k - $150k
...Pareto Agent, based in San Francisco, is looking for a Founding AI Engineer to develop a policy-driven execution system for our autonomous AI sales agent. This role involves innovative responsibilities including design and implementation of a multi-stage agent pipeline...PolicyFlexible hours- ...Embedding VC is seeking a founding engineer to help build core products and systems. Work directly with the CEO and CTO as part of an experienced team. You will design AI systems, implement features, and enhance product usability. The ideal candidate has over 5 years...SuggestedFlexible hours
- ...A dynamic AI recruitment service is seeking a Founding Engineer in San Francisco to build AI agents that revolutionize workflows for food manufacturers. The role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with industry leaders and earn 0.5%–2% equity. Ideal candidates...Suggested
- ...Cooper AI, located in San Francisco, is seeking a founding engineer to join their hyper-growth team aimed at revolutionizing the insurance market. In this impactful role, you will create AI agents and workflows to enable insurance professionals to work significantly faster...Full time
$200k - $250k
A fast-growing AI company in San Francisco seeks a Founding Engineer to architect and build core systems that power precision outbound for startups. Ideal candidates have 1-6 years of experience, strong full-stack expertise especially in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and...$200k - $300k
A dynamic AI startup in San Francisco seeks a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer to drive innovative solutions for CPG brands. You'll engage directly with customers to transform complex workflows into software, ship production-ready AI systems, and improve operational...- A cutting-edge recruiting tech company in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Engineer to own and build core systems in a fast-paced environment. You will ship full-stack code to production daily and collaborate with founders on architecture decisions. The ideal candidate...Relocation
- ...AI Systems Engineer - Codex Core Agents About The Team The Codex Core Agents team builds the agent harness... ...harness, model behavior, inference/runtime stack, GPU fleet, and product... ...Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Background checks for...Policy
- ...Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack Every production AI system, whether it's powering customer... ...Intelligent routing with observability, cost policies, and fallback logic Centralized... ..., vector stores, and specialized LLM runtimes. What You'll Do Architect...Policy
$172.5k - $210k
Check out 30 new AI Systems Engineer opportunities posted on AI Chopping Block The role involves designing... ...building execution environments for AI agents, including sandboxing, isolation, and... ..., build, and optimize the core native runtime powering LM Studio and the C++...Local area- Serif.ai, located in San Francisco, is seeking a Founding Engineer to join their team in building a revolutionary personal AI agent. This role includes designing and implementing core infrastructure, optimizing performance, and collaborating with AI researchers. Ideal candidates...
- ...Matterhaul Inc. in San Francisco is seeking an early-career AI engineer to take ownership of AI systems and work collaboratively with senior... ...role involves significant responsibilities, from improving agent surfaces to writing evaluation metrics and optimizing retrieval...
- A fast-growing startup in San Francisco is seeking an AI Agent Engineer to develop core AI features and lead engineering efforts. The role... ...workflows, emphasizing reliability and observability. Competitive salary and generous remote work policies are offered. #J-18808-LjbffrPolicyRemote work
- ...layer that compounds. The Platform engineer creates the tools, you create... .... Strong LLM orchestration or agent-system experience for reasoning... .... Can design optimization policies, scoring systems, or automated recommendation loops. AI-first development workflow and...Policy
$166.9k - $225.9k
...automation by integrating intelligent AI capabilities into its trust... .... We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to help design, build, and... ...deploy scalable LLM + retrieval + agent systems in production... ...we offer a paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment...PolicyWork at officeImmediate startWorldwideMonday to FridayFlexible hours$200k - $275k
...provides blockchain analytics and AI solutions to help law... ...secure world for all. The AI Engineering Team is chartered with enabling... ...cutting‑edge tools in the LLM and agent space — including open‑source... ...London, and Singapore. Privacy Policy and Additional Information By...PolicyWork at officeLocal areaRemote workWorldwide3 days per week- ...About the Team The Codex Core Agent team builds the kernel of Codex. We own making the... ...About the Role We’re looking for applied AI engineers to help bring Codex agents from... ...action and equal employment opportunity policy statement. Background checks for applicants...Policy
$218.4k - $365.2k
...Category Software Engineering Job Details... ...Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success... ...whitepapers, design runtimes and present to executive... ..., 01 projects, or founding engineer environments... ...and maintains a policy of non-discrimination...Policy- Cacheflow is seeking a Senior Applied Research Engineer to enhance the effectiveness of our AI systems through focused research and experimentation. This... ...retrieval. Benefits include stock equity, health coverage, and flexible vacation policies. #J-18808-Ljbffr CacheflowPolicyFlexible hours
- ...world's most dynamic AI companies, like... ...build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI... ...'ll join a small founding team of Baseten Voice... ...via profiling, runtime tuning, and server... ...multi-model voice agents - orchestrate STT,... ...~ Flexible PTO policy including company...PolicyFlexible hours
- ...control plane to support the use of AI agents in teams and companies. As a Founding Engineer focused on the Agent Control... ...infrastructure that enables: Agent Runtime & Orchestration Systems... ...boundaries Sandboxed and policy-controlled tool invocation...Policy
$240k - $360k
..., and governance of abuse stemming from AI agents across Zendesk’s products and customer integrations... ..., and champion company-wide and engineering changes to prevent AI agent-enabled... ...output sanitization, provenance tracing, policy gates, token/session lifetimes, capability...PolicyFull timeRemote work$160k - $250k
...Title: Founding AI Engineer (Research & Systems) Target: PhDs & Research Masters from Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, CMU focused on AI, ML, NLP, Agents. Location: San Francisco, CA | On-Site Compensation: $160K - $250K | 0.8% - 2.0% Equity Visa Sponsorship: Available...H1bImmediate startVisa sponsorship- ...About the team We’re building the AI-native compliance platform for community banks... ...defensible, auditable answer. Our team includes engineers and researchers from Stanford, Carnegie... .... Description of the role This is a true founding engineer role . You won’t just ship...
$170k - $220k
...This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of... ...next step is to speak to Jack . Founding AI Engineer Salary: $170,000 - $219,998 + Equity... ...lead the development of end-to-end AI agents, document processing pipelines, and scalable...Remote work- ...Bronco AI, Inc. is seeking a Founding AI Engineer in San Francisco, California. In this role, you'll be responsible for designing the core intelligence of AI agents for chip verification and design. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in developing agentic...
- ...outcomes, you’ll feel at home here. The role We're hiring a Founding AI Engineer to design and ship the AI systems at the core of our product... ...Architect reliable, secure LLM systems — prompting, retrieval, agents, tool use, and orchestration. Build evaluation frameworks...Full timeShift work3 days per week
- ...A stealth AI startup in San Francisco seeks a Founding AI Engineer to develop agentic AI systems that revolutionize chip verification workflows. You'll implement post-training pipelines, reward models, and work with real semiconductor teams to solve engineering challenges...
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