Applied AI Engineer

re-zoo-me; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Wellness stipend

Monthly lunch in-office

Dinner provided after late deployments

Commuter benefits

Standing desks

All core tools provided

Job summary

Avoca is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to embed with the largest home services brands and own end-to-end builds from first conversation to live deployment. You will ship AI voice agents integrated with CRM systems, and drive product roadmap with field learnings.

You will work on a fast-moving team, travel to customer sites for key deployments, and be the technical owner at go-live for flagship accounts, all in a collaborative in-person environment in NYC.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software engineering with strong full-stack or backend fundamentals.
• Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript (Next.js, React, Node/Fastify); comfortable with PostgreSQL and AWS.
• Strong communicator able to work seamlessly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Embed with customers to deeply understand business needs and design AI voice agents that work from day one.
• Build production integrations into customer CRM/FSM systems (APIs, webhooks, data flows) and monitoring loops to keep them healthy.
• Translate real-world requirements into clean architecture and shipped code, creating reusable tooling and product improvements.

Skills

Full-stack fundamentals

Backend fundamentals

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Next.js

React

Node/Fastify

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

About Avoca

Avoca is transforming how home service companies engage with their customers. Our AI-powered conversational agents handle every high-value inbound call, from booking jobs, qualifying leads, and driving higher revenue, all at a speed and consistency unmatched by human call centers. We're a Series B startup backed by Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital, General Catalyst, and other top-tier investors, with $125M raised and a $1B valuation. We grew 10x in 2025 and have scaled to 130+ employees in under two years across our NYC headquarters and Santa Barbara office. In a $1T+ market where 85% of missed calls go to competitors, we're building the category-defining platform for AI-driven customer engagement, serving the largest brands in home services. With high-energy, in-office teams in both locations, every hire here has an immediate and visible impact.

About The Role

As an Applied AI Engineer, you'll embed directly with the largest brands in home services — learning how their businesses actually run, then designing and shipping the AI systems that run their front lines. This isn't a solutions role where you hand off specs and stop coding: you own the build end-to-end, from the first customer conversation to a live deployment handling real call volume. And because you have the deepest view of what customers actually encounter, what you learn in the field feeds directly into our core product roadmap.

What You’ll Do

• Embed with customers to deeply understand how their business runs, then design and deploy AI voice agents that work from day one.
• Build production integrations into customer CRM/FSM systems (APIs, webhooks, and data flows) plus the monitoring and feedback loops that keep them healthy.
• Translate messy, real-world business requirements into clean technical architecture and shipped code.
• Spot patterns across deployments and turn them into reusable tooling and product improvements that scale beyond a single customer.
• Operate with high autonomy in high-stakes, ambiguous environments.
• Serve as the on-site technical presence for strategic accounts.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years in software engineering with strong full-stack or backend fundamentals
• Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript (our stack is Next.js, React, Node/Fastify); comfortable with PostgreSQL and AWS.
• Strong communicator able to work seamlessly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort working in dynamic environments with shifting priorities.
• Eagerness to work in person with us in NYC full time., with travel to customer sites for key deployments.
• Bonus: experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, AI agent frameworks, vector databases, or voice/telephony infrastructure.

Your first 6 months

• Month 1: Onboard into our TypeScript/voice-AI stack, shadow a live deployment, and ship your first production changes to a customer integration.
• Month 3: Own the technical build on a strategic account end-to-end — scoping the integration, standing up the agent, and validating it against customer-agreed success criteria.
• Month 6: Be the technical owner at go-live for a flagship account, on-site when it counts, with reusable tools or product improvements you've built now running across other deployments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-sponsored 401(k) through Vestwell
• Flexible PTO plus U.S. federal holidays
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily in-office lunch through Parkday
• Dinner covered when working late
• Commuter benefits
• Standing desks and workspace accommodations available on request
• All core tools and software provided

Why Avoca

At Avoca, you’ll be part of a team that’s building a category-defining company at the center of a massive market opportunity. We’re a fast-moving, collaborative team with a culture designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and impact.

Avoca provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Compensation Range: $160K - $300K