Founding AI Systems Engineer - Production & Research
Silmaril
Silmaril, based in San Francisco, is seeking a senior software engineer to own core architecture, production systems, and adversarial research. You will lead projects spanning model improvements, evaluation, and deployment, with responsibility from research ideas through production. You will work across disciplines, build scalable infrastructure, and influence the company’s approach to research, software, and security in a small, exceptional team in San Francisco. #J-18808-Ljbffr Silmaril
$73.8k - $218.8k
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$120k - $200k
Our client, an AI-driven legal tech company, is hiring a Founding AI Engineer to join the team in San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate will design and deploy production-grade LLM systems for a next-generation legal technology platform, while also transforming complex...Full time$120k - $180k
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$175k - $250k
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$150k - $225k
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$175k - $220k
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$200k - $250k
...the company Our client is a lean, profitable AI infrastructure company building an open-source gateway... ...growing rapidly and is building its second major product. The role We are hiring a Founding AI Product Engineer to work directly with the founders on that next...Full timeRelocationVisa sponsorship- ...Job Description Job Description AI Product Engineer Applied AI / Product Engineering | San... ...integrate with AI and machine learning systems. Partner closely with AI/ML engineers... ...in an early-stage startup, as a founding engineer, or building new products from...Full timeCasual workH1bWork at office3 days per week
$165k - $250k
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