GenAI R&D Engineer: Prototyping AI Agents & Workflows

Nexus3 Capital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct access to founders

Exposure to multiple industries

Early-stage AI product development

Job summary

Nexus3 Capital seeks a driven engineer to join NX3 Labs, our R&D arm, as a core member of a small, focused team advancing agentic AI. You’ll track new developments, run experiments, and build fast, functional prototypes that demonstrate real potential for Nexus3 portfolio companies.

You’ll explore emerging AI capabilities, translate findings for business use, and shape the direction of our technology strategy as new tools and techniques are applied across industries.

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills and comfortable working in unfamiliar codebases.
• Clear communicator able to explain technical work to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Active GitHub with real projects to review.

Responsibilities

• Research and experiment with new AI models, tools, frameworks, and techniques as they emerge.
• Run structured experiments to determine applicability to Nexus3’s portfolio.
• Build proof‑of‑concept implementations and prototypes that show what’s possible with AI capabilities.
• Design and build AI‑powered workflows and automation tooling across industries.
• Share findings with engineering and business teams and translate learnings into actionable recommendations.
• Take hypotheses from business and engineering teams and build functional AI applications quickly.
• Help shape the technical direction of the company by identifying what’s worth adopting.

Skills

Python

GitHub

Problem‑solving

Communication

Self-directed

Job description

Nexus3 Capital seeks a driven engineer to join NX3 Labs, our R&D arm, as a core member of a small, focused team advancing agentic AI. You’ll track new developments, run experiments, and build fast, functional prototypes that demonstrate real potential for Nexus3 portfolio companies.

You’ll explore emerging AI capabilities, translate findings for business use, and shape the direction of our technology strategy as new tools and techniques are applied across industries.