Founding Applied AI / Engineering Systems Engineer

Founding Applied AI / Engineering Systems Engineer

Location: India (Remote)

Company: US-based engineering software startup

We are an early-stage US startup building software that automates complex engineering decisions for industrial systems. Our advisors include senior leaders from large global engineering and construction firms.

This is a founding engineer role with direct exposure to product architecture and core systems. We are intentionally selective.

• Build backend systems for logic-driven decision making
• Translate real-world constraints into reliable, testable code
• Implement ranking, validation, and optimization workflows
• Use AI tools where appropriate to assist structured reasoning
• Own features end-to-end in a fast-moving startup environment

• 13 years of experience in software, systems, or applied AI engineering
• Strong foundations in computer science and problem solving
• Excellent Python skills and comfort building production systems
• Ability to reason about constraints, tradeoffs, and edge cases
• Independent execution and clear written communication

• Education from a top-tier engineering institution (IITs or equivalent)
• or
• Evidence of exceptional ability through:
• Competitive programming
• Early-stage startup work
• Meaningful personal or open-source projects

• Consulting or services work
• Pure research or academic ML
• Compatible with multiple concurrent jobs

Full-time focus is required.

• Base salary: $35,000$40,000 USD
• Equity-linked upside (phantom equity)
• Paid technical trial prior to full-time offer

Please include:

• GitHub or code samples
• A brief note on a system or tool you built independently