Senior Applied AI Engineer

Pulley; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulley is seeking an experienced AI engineer dedicated to advancing our construction permitting software. The ideal candidate will harness their ML/AI expertise to develop innovative features that streamline permitting processes. This role requires collaboration and strategic thinking to integrate advanced AI capabilities effectively.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ML/AI experience at a technology company.
• Experience working with large language models and fine-tuning.
• Familiar with setting up AI and data infrastructure, including vector databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI-driven features dealing with unstructured permitting documents.
• Shape the AI strategy and build the foundation for AI/ML at Pulley.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-enhanced experiences.

Skills

ML/AI experience

Large language models

Data infrastructure

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Job description

Our Mission

At Pulley, we are on a mission to help construction teams break ground faster. The United States is short between 4-7 million homes while housing production and affordability remain near historic lows. Meanwhile, retail and office real estate are still adapting to the post-pandemic world and the AI boom has led to significant investments in data center infrastructure.

Permitting requirements vary vastly by jurisdiction, making it challenging to navigate for home builders, retailers, architects and contractors. It creates a critical bottleneck that every project must traverse. While the industry remains largely fragmented and underserved, we believe that combining cutting-edge software with permitting expertise can condense permitting timelines from months to days or even hours!

️ About Us

We are a passionate team building software for the built environment around us. Founded by Charlie Jacobson and Andreas Rotenberg in 2021, our team combines deep experience in real estate and construction with a track record of shipping software loved by millions of customers.

We’re backed by CRV, Susa Ventures, BoxGroup, Fifth Wall, Operator, South Park Commons, Suffolk Construction and leaders from Plaid, Segment, Procore, ServiceTitan, Built, BuildZoom, and eero.

What We’re Building

We’re building the world’s first software platform for construction permitting — for any project, in any city. Our north star is speed; everything we do is in the service of helping our customers get their permits as fast as possible.

We serve some of the top developers, builders, retailers and architects in the industry to permit new apartment buildings, office space, homes, stores and much more!

The Role

We are hiring an experienced AI engineer to join the Pulley team and help us accelerate and differentiate our product offering. As an early AI engineer at Pulley, you will get to:

• Help construction teams break ground faster

• Develop and deploy AI-driven features dealing with unstructured permitting documents, city regulations, etc

• Shape the AI strategy and help build the foundation for AI/ML at Pulley

• Contribute to system architecture, ensuring AI models are integrated seamlessly into our tech stack (React, Tailwind, TypeScript, Vercel, and Google Cloud)

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver AI-enhanced experiences that feel intuitive and reliable

We are looking for someone who:

• Has 5+ years of ML/AI experience at a technology company

• Has experience working with large language models, fine tuning and retrieval-augmented generation

• Is familiar with and comfortable setting up AI and data infra from scratch such as vector databases, LangChain and Docker

• Is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, willing to work in-person 4 days a week.

• Thrives in ambiguity and defines the right problems to solve

• Can translate complex customer needs into extensible, scalable product solutions

• Enjoys collaborating with engineers and designers to meticulously craft great experiences

• Architects durable systems while making reasonable tradeoffs