San Francisco, CA (Hybrid — 3 days per week in-office)
Compensation:
$200,000 — $250,000 USD + bonus & up to 3% equity
Overview
Our client is seeking a Founding AI Engineer to design and build next-generation AI agents that transform the trillion-dollar U.S. food manufacturing sector. This role focuses on creating intelligent, autonomous systems that replace manual, paper-based processes and drive large-scale industrial automation.
The position offers a rare opportunity to define product direction and technical architecture from the ground up, working on an early, high-impact AI platform with significant long-term growth potential.
Key Responsibilities
Architect and build advanced agentic and AGI-inspired systems capable of reasoning, planning, and acting autonomously
Design and implement the core platform architecture to support and scale multiple domain-specific AI agents
Integrate large language models and cutting-edge AI/ML frameworks into production-ready systems
Collaborate with product and design teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Ideal Background
Proven experience in AI agent development, AGI research, or agentic system design
Strong software engineering fundamentals and familiarity with modern AI/ML tools and frameworks
Ability to operate across the stack and ship robust, production-ready code in a fast-moving startup environment
Passion for applying AI to complex, real-world industrial problems
Why This Role Stands Out
Competitive salary $200K–$250K USD, plus bonus and equity
Flexible 3-day in-office hybrid schedule in San Francisco
Opportunity to create foundational AI technology for a massive, under-digitised industry