Job Title: AI Engineer
Location: San Francisco, California, United States – Hybrid
Contract Type: Full-Time
Salary: $120,000 – $300,000 per year
About The Role
Start your journey as an AI Engineer for our clients, some of the most dynamic startups in San Francisco. You’ll be at the forefront of AI technology, developing real-time solutions and agentic planning frameworks that drive towards singularity. If you’re passionate about working on cutting-edge AI capabilities, this opportunity to collaborate with smart, fast-paced teams will take your career to new heights.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain real-time systems on top of large language models (LLMs)
- Develop agentic planning, tool use, and memory frameworks
- Architect and optimize inference infrastructure at scale
- Implement production-grade retrieval and evaluation loops
- Collaborate to deliver end-user products powered by foundational models
Requirements
- Must currently be based within a 50-mile radius around San Francisco, United States
- 2+ years of experience shipping production code in fast-paced environments
- Strong engineering background using Python, Go, or Rust
- Experience with LLM APIs, vector stores, or backend infrastructure
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Preferred Skills
- Experience with CUDA or Triton
- Experience with LangGraph
- Experience with custom agent tooling
Application Process
The first step is a short video call with Holly, our AI recruiter, who works closely with the hiring team on this role. Hunter, your personal AI career agent, will get in touch to assist you with your application and support you in finding other opportunities that match your profile and interests.
About Hunter Careers
We’re an AI-native career platform connecting candidates with the best career opportunities. Our AI career agent, Hunter, works 24/7 to match talented professionals, like yourself, with roles that align perfectly with their skills, contract preferences, and career aspirations, both through our direct client network and broader market opportunities.