Founding AI Engineer (Knowledge Graphs & Applied AI)

📋 Description Founding engineer joining after the founder to shape the technical foundation Work across product, architecture, data, retrieval, search, and AI systems Own architectural decisions in ambiguity; build systems from first principles You won't inherit a roadmap; you'll help create it Graph-based retrieval systems and semantic search infrastructure Knowledge representation, entity relationships, and personalization data models 🎯 Requirements 7+ years of software engineering experience Strong architectural and systems design skills Experience building and operating production systems at scale Ability to move from idea to implementation without waiting for detailed specifications Pragmatic mindset focused on shipping, learning, and improving Experience with graph databases, knowledge graphs, semantic modeling, and related areas 🎁 Benefits Direct influence over product direction, architecture, and company strategy Work closely with the founder and leadership team Ownership and upside as an early founding team member Hybrid NYC location