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# Founding AI Engineer

- **Company:** Facility Dynamics Engineering Corporation
- **Location:** San Lorenzo, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $165,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Unstructured Data, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/74812974-founding-ai-engineer

## About the Role

* 6+ years of relevant engineering experience.
 * 2+ years at a recognized big-tech company and 1+ year at a startup.
 * Strong experience building resilient and distributed systems.
 * Strong Python experience; React and experience across multiple languages are valuable.
 * Hands-on experience deploying AI/ML models into production.
 * Experience with LLMs, VLMs, RAG, or agentic systems.
 * Strong product and engineering judgment.
 * Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
 * A genuine interest in taking ownership rather than waiting for detailed specifications.

The underlying profile is someone who can sit comfortably across backend systems and applied AI, while carrying founding-level ownership of what gets built and shipped.

## Description

We're looking for a Founding AI Engineer who can work across backend engineering and applied AI, with the ownership to take systems from problem definition through production.

This is a founding-level opportunity where you'll work closely across engineering and product rather than operating within a narrowly defined function.

The work

 * Build resilient, secure, distributed backend systems.
 * Deploy LLMs, VLMs, and other ML models into real-world production environments.
 * Build agentic systems that can reason, plan, and take actions across data.
 * Design RAG pipelines and other systems for unstructured data.
 * Work with structured data, including query planning, semantic modeling, and structured reasoning.
 * Work across multiple infrastructure providers and technologies.
 * Help turn ambiguous problems into production-ready systems.
 * Own meaningful parts of what gets built and shipped.


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