Founding Engineer (Applied AI)

Worldwide Placement Limited; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Partial benefits

Relocation assistance not offered

Job summary

Worldwide Placement Limited is seeking a founding senior AI engineer to own the intelligence layer for multi-channel marketing agents. You will work with the founder to shape architecture, evaluation, and learning loops while building the AI team from the ground up for SF-based, in-office work.

The role focuses on advancing CV/ML systems and deploying prototypes across SEO, content, social, and search channels, with a strong emphasis on reliability and impact in a startup setting.

Qualifications

• Applied CV/ML experience with Python, machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision.
• 0-to-1 builder with AI in production experience.
• Growth mindset and willingness to tackle challenging problems.
• Strong communication with empathy and honesty about what's working or not.

Responsibilities

• Focus on the intelligence layer rather than the application layer.
• Apply the newest computer vision, LLM models, and AI systems.
• Ship initial prototypes quickly and improve them based on user feedback.

Skills

Python

Computer vision

Deep learning

Education

No explicit degree requirement

Job description

About Worldwide Placement Limited

Worldwide Placement Limited operates as a recruitment agency connecting top talent with leading organizations to make a significant impact on the global job market.

Industry: Information Technology - Computer Software

Job Category: Information Technology

• Domain: Computer vision / construction technology
• Work arrangement: San Francisco, California, United States; on-site
• Work authorization: US citizenship required. Visa sponsorship is not available.
• Education: No explicit degree requirement in the public JD
• Equity: 0.20% - 1.20%

Candidate Details

Seniority Level - Entry

Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Other

Willingness to Travel - Never

Security Clearance Required: No

Visa Candidate Considered: No

The company is an early-stage startup tackling blueprint understanding and cost estimation in construction with a model-garden approach. This role focuses on the intelligence layer, advancing computer vision and AI systems to shipped prototypes that users can rely on. You'll join a small, impact-driven team building cutting-edge CV/ML solutions to enable faster, smarter construction workflows.

About the role

You'll be the company's first senior AI hire, owning the quality and intelligence of our multi-channel marketing agents end to end. Working directly with the founder, you'll shape agent architecture, evaluation systems, and learning loops while building out the AI team from the ground up. This role is critical to scaling the reliability and effectiveness of agents operating across SEO, content, social, and search channels.

What you will do

• Focus on the intelligence layer rather than the application layer.
• Apply the newest computer vision, LLM models, and AI systems.
• Ship initial prototypes quickly and improve them based on user feedback.

What They're Looking For

• Applied CV/ML experience with Python, machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision.
• 0-to-1 builder with AI in production experience.
• Growth mindset (slope > y-intercept) and a willingness to tackle challenging problems.
• Strong communication with empathy and honesty about what's working or not.
• Comfortable with 'schlep' work as part of building early-stage products.
• Bonus: experience building something people used or paid for (founder/startup) and/or a construction background.
• Logistics: SF-based or willing to relocate; full-time in-office.
• Industry/tech focus: deep involvement with computer vision object detection and coordinating ML models; emphasis on intelligence-side R&D over application-layer work.

Skills and Certifications

note: bold skills and certification are required

• Python
• Computer vision
• Deep learning

Compensation

• Base Salary - Competitive
• Full-time
• Benefits - Partial
• Relocation Assistance Available - No
• Commission Compensation - No
• Bonus Eligible - No
• Overtime Eligible - No
• Interview Travel Reimbursed - No

Why this employer is a great company

Construction technology startup using computer vision. Hiring a Founding Engineer (Applied AI) for the responsibilities described in this role. San Francisco, California, United States; on-site.