AI Engineer - Production AI for Startups

Scope; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Scope Labs in New York City is hiring an AI Engineer to join our in-person team. You will be embedded with startup customers, designing and delivering AI systems that power their products from day one.

We seek someone who thrives at the intersection of applied ML, systems thinking, and customer partnership, able to take an ambiguous challenge and ship a working prototype fast. Expect autonomy, strong judgment, and a focus on outcomes as you help shape the roadmap with engineering and product

Qualifications

• 3+ years building and shipping ML/AI systems in production.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript, with hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based applications, agents, or AI pipelines.
• Deep familiarity with the modern AI stack - including model APIs, RAG, fine-tuning, evals, and orchestration frameworks.
• Experience in a customer-facing or client-embedded role, such as Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or consulting, is a plus.
• High agency with comfort operating in ambiguous environments and limited direction.
• Strong communication skills across audiences, from senior engineers to non-technical founders.
• Team-first attitude with the ability to juggle multiple customer engagements simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Own the full technical customer lifecycle. From initial deployment through activation and ongoing utilization, you are the person who makes sure our customers are actually getting value, not just access.
• Identify and champion high-impact use cases. Work closely with startup engineering teams to understand their workflows, identify where AI can meaningfully accelerate them, and get those integrations shipped.
• Be the voice of the customer internally. Bring patterns, friction points, and product insights back to our Product and Engineering teams, helping shape the roadmap based on what you're seeing in the field.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

LLM deployments

AI systems design

Customer-facing

Communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

Scope Labs in New York City is hiring an AI Engineer to join our in-person team. You will be embedded with startup customers, designing and delivering AI systems that power their products from day one.

We seek someone who thrives at the intersection of applied ML, systems thinking, and customer partnership, able to take an ambiguous challenge and ship a working prototype fast. Expect autonomy, strong judgment, and a focus on outcomes as you help shape the roadmap with engineering and product