Founding AI Engineer — Build AI Motion Design Platform

Hera (YC S25); New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life-changing equity stake

Above-market salary

Meals provided 6 days a week

Relocation assistance to Berlin

Job summary

Hera (YC S25) is seeking a Founding AI Engineer in New York to develop AI systems that optimize video animation quality. Your role will involve collaborating with designers and marketers, building frameworks for quality assessment, and continuously improving animation systems. The ideal candidate will thrive in ambiguity and possess a growth mindset. You will join a small, elite team with significant equity and salary incentives, working from our Berlin office while helping define the future of video creation.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and optimizing AI systems.
• Ability to research and prototype approaches for motion graphics generation.
• Strong collaborative skills with motion designers and marketers.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize AI systems for animations.
• Develop frameworks to assess animation quality.
• Translate design knowledge into training data for AI.

Skills

AI system optimization

Animation quality assessment

Machine learning

Prototyping

Collaboration with designers

Tools

TypeScript

React.js

Next.js

PostgreSQL

GCP/AWS

Job description

Hera (YC S25) is seeking a Founding AI Engineer in New York to develop AI systems that optimize video animation quality. Your role will involve collaborating with designers and marketers, building frameworks for quality assessment, and continuously improving animation systems. The ideal candidate will thrive in ambiguity and possess a growth mindset. You will join a small, elite team with significant equity and salary incentives, working from our Berlin office while helping define the future of video creation.