Founding AI Engineer

LocationRemote-first.Open to US-based candidates only if currently at a leading AI firm (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, DeepMind, Adept, Inflection).About Soulka AISoulka AI is building the intelligent infrastructure for recruitment — a trillion-dollar industry ready for disruption. Our mission is to create the central AI operating system for global executive work, redefining how enterprises and leaders connect.We’re at the MVP stage, with ambitious clients and early traction. This is a rare opportunity to join as a founding engineer, building the core AI engine from scratch and laying the foundation for a global category-defining platform.ResponsibilitiesDesign, prototype, and build the AI intelligence engine (candidate matching, profiling, reasoning, shortlisting).Ship the MVP in collaboration with product and design, delivering working systems into client pilots.Run hands-on experimentation with LLMs, embeddings, RAG, multi-agent systems, and evaluation pipelines.Build the technical foundations for scaling into enterprise SaaS.Partner with the founding team on strategy, fundraising, and client conversations, while remaining close to code.Shape the engineering culture, establishing best practices for future hires.RequirementsEducation: MS/PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, or Applied Mathematics from a top-tier university (e.g., Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth, ETH, EPFL, Carnegie Mellon).Experience: 5+ years in applied AI/ML, with direct work on LLMs, NLP, embeddings, RAG, or distributed systems.Background: Experience at a leading AI lab (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, Cohere, Adept, Inflection) or fast-growth AI/SaaS startup (Mercor, micro1, Turing, Scale AI, Palantir, Databricks).Technical depth: Skilled in Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, distributed training, and deployment in cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).Mindset: A builder-first engineer who thrives in 0→1 environments — combining academic rigor with the scrappiness of a startup founder.What We OfferFounder-level equity + competitive compensation.Full ownership of the AI systems powering a next-generation global platform.Direct partnership with the founding team on product, strategy, and growth.The opportunity to grow into a leadership role (Head of AI) as the company scales — but with a hands-on builder-first focus today.A mission-driven environment with the ambition to become one of the world’s most impactful AI companies.Ideal Candidate ProfileBuilder-first: excited to code, prototype, and ship product in a fast-moving startup.Academically excellent: Ivy League / Oxbridge / elite university background, with deep applied research training.Future-ready leader: willing to grow into a leadership role once the technical foundations are solid.Impact-driven: motivated to solve a trillion-dollar global challenge with AI.How to ApplyIf you want to build from 0→1 and create the backbone of the next great AI infrastructure company, reach out at #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17