Staff AI Engineer ( USC/GC Only )

Location – NY City - 10010

Required-

• 5+ Years of experience in applied ML, reinforcement learning, product engineering, or top-tier management consulting.
• Strong ML basics: evaluation, training, and problem decomposition.
• Software engineering principles plus Python, Java, C++, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
• Track record working directly with customers to build or scale end-user applications preferred.
• Can work full-time on-site in New York City.

Strong fit

• Build AI systems across research, product, and forward-deployed pods.
• Build agents, train models, set up evaluation matrices, and create RL environments.
• Capture applied AI patterns into product toolkits and platform abstractions.
• Work directly with CXOs and senior stakeholders to productize high-value AI systems.

In one line

Lead applied AI pods like a startup CXO for enterprise agents, evals, RL environments, and productized AI outcomes.

Culture & what We’re building

The next frontier of enterprise AI is specialist agents that outperform frontier models on real workflows through post-training, alignment, evaluation, and reinforcement learning.

• 30+ person team across NYC, London, and Mumbai
• Backed by Bain Capital Ventures and General Catalyst
• Works with Global 500s, AI natives, investment firms, and high-stakes enterprise users
• Culture emphasizes radical ownership, idea meritocracy, rigor, and velocity
• AI Builder role acts like a founder/CXO of an applied AI pod