True Talent Solutions Partners

Founding Engineer, Applied AI

San Francisco
Salary
$180,000 - $250,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Sponsors visas

Open. First seen 4 November 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI/ML team building automation software for complex manufacturing and hardware engineering. You will help shape the core product, technical architecture, and engineering culture while delivering AI systems for real-world engineering workflows.

What You'll Do

  • Design and build core workflows and infrastructure for AI agents used in hardware engineering, including context management, indexing, and post-training systems.
  • Develop AI agents and machine learning models that interpret, reason over, and manipulate complex engineering design data.
  • Work with customers and teammates to deliver reliable, intuitive AI workflows for production use.
  • Prototype ideas with users and ship improvements from initial concept through deployment.
  • Help shape engineering practices, architecture, and the product roadmap as an early technical hire.

What We're Looking For

  • Two to six years of experience in applied machine learning, backend engineering, or AI infrastructure, or exceptional new graduates with strong fundamentals.
  • Strong familiarity with LLM architectures and current agent research.
  • Experience building production machine learning or AI systems, including practical search and information retrieval work.
  • Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with PyTorch, Hugging Face, and Weights & Biases.
  • A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, machine learning, or an equivalent field.
  • Experience with geometric data, CAD systems, or impactful AI research is a plus.
  • A builder mindset, with the ability to move quickly from ideas to production and a focus on customer experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $180,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Hugging Face · PyTorch

Rare in True Talent Solutions Partners's other 125 open postings.

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

Common in software engineering postings at any company.

Compared with True Talent Solutions Partners's other open jobs.

The team: Client Roles

This role is one of 126 open in Client Roles. 126 were posted in the last 30 days, including 7 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (66 of 126), LLM (48 of 126), TypeScript (44 of 126), React (39 of 126), Machine Learning (33 of 126), JavaScript (28 of 126), AWS (25 of 126)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on True Talent Solutions Partners's own job board.

Posting history

Reposted once since 29 October 2026: a posting for this role in San Francisco was taken down and the role was posted again.

  • 4 November 2026 – open (this posting)
  • 29 October 2026 – closed 2 November 2026

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