Founding AI/ML Engineer
$125k - $200kDavid Joseph & Company
Founding AI/ML Engineer Location: San Francisco, New York Employment Type: Full-time Experience Level: 3+ years Salary Range: $125,000 – $200,000 / year Visa Sponsorship: None available About the Company Our client is a seed‑stage startup (founded 2025) building technology that helps law enforcement search evidence and solve crime. Police and prosecutors across the U.S. use the platform to accelerate investigations into homicides, cold cases, and other major offenses by reducing digital evidence overload. The team includes ex‑Palantir and ex‑IDF engineers who have built national‑scale systems before. Backed by top‑tier investors, the company is growing fast with live deployments and paying agency customers. The mission is clear: bring technical excellence to public safety. About the Role You'll be an early engineer shaping the company's AI backbone—processing massive video, audio, and text datasets to surface investigative leads. The work spans backend infrastructure and applied ML: building retrieval pipelines, integrating LLMs/VLMs, and deploying secure, distributed systems. You should be comfortable shipping end‑to‑end, from data flow design to production deployment in sensitive environments, and thrive in fast‑paced, high‑impact settings. Benefits & Perks Salary: $125K–$200K depending on experience Equity: meaningful founding‑level stake Free lunches/dinners 3% 401(k) contribution (regardless of employee match) Unlimited PTO Full health/dental Gym reimbursement FBI/CJIS clearance sponsorship Interview Process Intro Call with Co-Founder Leetcode Systems Final Behavioral Offer #J-18808-Ljbffr David Joseph & Company
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