Senior AI Engineer

Job description

Job Description AI Software Engineer Location:

New York City, NY Work Model:

Hybrid, NYC office

Compensation:

Up to $220,000 base salary plus equity

Authorization:

No sponsorship available (if you need sponsorship post OPT, this cannot be provided) Job Description We're partnering with a fast-growing Series B startup building the infrastructure layer that transforms complex APIs into live, interactive product experiences. Instead of static documentation or one-off demos, their platform enables AI and API-first companies to generate dynamic, production-grade demo environments directly from their systems. As an AI Software Engineer, you will help design and scale backend systems powering interactive AI-driven workflows. This is a product-focused, systems-heavy role centered on building scalable infrastructure, not model research or training. You will operate at the intersection of AI systems, platform engineering, and developer tooling to abstract complex APIs into reliable, real-time experiences used by customers globally. What You'll Do Build and scale backend systems supporting AI workflows Integrate and abstract AI and LLM APIs into configurable environments Design systems for performance, reliability, and scalability Partner with product and frontend teams to ship end-to-end features Requirements 4+ years of software engineering experience Strong backend engineering and systems design skills Experience integrating AI or LLM APIs into real applications Solid understanding of API design and system architecture Tech-agnostic mindset, strong Python foundation preferred Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment Nice to Have Experience building developer tools or platform products Exposure to workflow orchestration or real-time systems Previous startup experience Why Join Series B company with strong traction and product-market fit Core platform role with real architectural influence High ownership and direct product impact Build infrastructure that makes AI products tangible and interactive Competitive compensation up to $220,000 base plus equity NYC team with meaningful in-person collaboration Opportunity to help define a new category at the intersection of AI and product infrastructure Keywords artificial-intelligence job-descriptions optional-practical-training-opt planning-and-design visual-art-design product-development-and-design training-certification education-training training-and-development abstract time-and-attendance large-language-model-llm scalability application-programming-interface-api api-design system-architecture python startups environment-health-and-safety-hsse ecology-environment developer-tools workflow service-management-and-orchestration-smo product-market-fit-pmf