Founding AI Engineer — Ship Production AI Systems

ElitePath Consulting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP equity

Flexible hours

Generous PTO

Global offsites

Education support

Clear advancement path

Job summary

ElitePath Talent is seeking a Founding Engineer / Member of Technical Staff to be an AI-native, full-stack builder. You will rapidly prototype, ship, and iterate on products that help teams understand, debug, and fix AI systems in production.

Join small, high-impact pods to take ambiguous problems from concept to reality using modern AI tools and feedback loops. We have multiple roles at different career stages and are excited about this space and our mission.

Qualifications

• We’re looking for engineers who ship fast, take ownership, and thrive in ambiguity.
• Strong candidates have a track record of quickly shipping real products or features, ideally in startup or 0-1 environments, and actively use AI tools to accelerate their workflow.

Responsibilities

• Turn ideas into working prototypes in hours/days, not weeks.
• Iterate continuously based on user and system feedback.
• Use LLMs, agents, and AI tooling as a core part of your workflow.
• Design systems that assume AI-assisted development and execution.
• From concept → prototype → production → iteration.
• No strict boundaries between frontend/backend/infra.
• Collaborate closely with 2-4 engineers; own outcomes, not just features.
• Investigate failures in real-world AI systems; build tools to diagnose issues.
• Understand real customer problems; incorporate feedback into product iterations.

Skills

AI tooling

LLMs

Frontend & Backend

Tools

React

Python

Node.js

Job description

ElitePath Talent is seeking a Founding Engineer / Member of Technical Staff to be an AI-native, full-stack builder. You will rapidly prototype, ship, and iterate on products that help teams understand, debug, and fix AI systems in production.

Join small, high-impact pods to take ambiguous problems from concept to reality using modern AI tools and feedback loops. We have multiple roles at different career stages and are excited about this space and our mission.