Applied AI Engineer
Heard
full-time
Posted on:
Location: Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PythonReactTypeScript
About the role
- Rapidly prototype and ship AI-powered features that simplify and eliminate manual workflow
- Work closely with the Seattle based VP of Product to experiment, validate, and iterate on new user experiences
- Build scrappy demos in days, then harden the best ideas into production-ready features
- Apply state-of-the-art AI models (LLMs, embeddings, RAG, agents, etc.) to real-world product problems
- Design lightweight evaluation frameworks for prototype success (accuracy, speed, cost, usability)
- Help shape the culture and foundation of our AI usage at Heard
Requirements
- Strong engineering fundamentals with fluency in prototyping and building full-stack features (Python/TypeScript/React)
- Applied AI experience using APIs, libraries, and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, HuggingFace)
- Product-mindedness: You care about solving real user problems, not just building cool tech
- Bias to action: You thrive in ambiguity, build fast, and aren’t afraid to throw away work
- Startup DNA: Resourceful, collaborative, low-ego, and energized by solving messy problems
- Excited to work in person in Seattle with a small, fast-moving team