> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2722596-ai-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2722596-ai-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer - **Company:** Ai, Inc - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Web Development, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, Ruby, Next.js, TypeScript, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Backend, Front End Software Development, Terraform, Webhooks, Web Api - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/ai-engineer-boom-8329223 ## About the Role * 5+ years in web development with at least 1-2 years building production LLM features or agents. Hands-on with Anthropic/OpenAI APIs and agent patterns (tool use, structured outputs, RAG, multi-step planning) * Strong instincts for evals. You've built or owned an eval suite and know the difference between a demo that wows and a system that works at scale * Product judgment and taste for LLM products. You can articulate what the model shouldn't do, where to put guardrails, when to fall back to deterministic logic, and what UX makes errors tolerable * Backend-leaning full stack on Ruby and Python (Grape and Sequel) with React/Next.js and TypeScript on the frontend. Comfortable with third-party APIs (OAuth, webhooks, rate limits, idempotency), observability, on-call, and real incidents * You're already running AI coding agents autonomously, including overnight, to ship. Daily Claude Code use is table stakes * Plus: voice AI stacks (LiveKit, Deepgram, ElevenLabs), vector stores and retrieval pipelines, AWS, and Terraform * Strong communicator and self-starter in a fast-paced, early-stage environment. Comfortable championing AI adoption with non-technical teammates and meeting them where they are * Empathy for our end users, including low-to-moderate-income renters, and a desire to build products that make a difference ## Description We're looking for an AI Engineer to ship production-grade customer-facing agents, drive Boom's internal AI productivity, and push the state of what AI can do in our space. This role offers the chance to work closely with our Co-founders, product leadership, and senior engineers, contributing directly to the growth of the company as we move from Seed to Series A and beyond. For this role, we are hiring for candidates in Austin, TX, where our leadership and product team is located. Comp range listed is directional and adjustable +/- based on competency. Our engineering culture is hands-on and pragmatic -- we value shipping real product, maintaining high standards, and communicating clearly. If you're excited about building agents that handle real customer interactions and revenue-bearing workflows -- not demos -- reach out. What you'll do * Ship customer-facing production AI features across Boom's product * Drive Boom's internal AI productivity: tooling, workflows, and automations that help every team (engineering, operations, customer success, sales) do more with less * Own the full agent stack: prompts, tools, memory, retrieval, orchestration, evals, and observability * Build the eval and feedback loops that let us improve agents safely without regressions: offline evals, online metrics, and human review queues * Partner with product and leadership to pick the right AI bets (customer-facing and internal) and ship them * Help shape how we hire, how we work with AI, and how we operate as an engineering team ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/311-graphql-apollo-next-js-a-lovely-trio) - [AI Killed DevOps... 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