
Embedded AI Engineer
Homebase (YC W21)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $127,000 - $175,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead embedded cycles end-to-end: discovery (workflow mapping + KPI definition), build/launch, and scale/standardize.
- Ship full-stack internal systems that teams rely on daily; balance speed with maintainability.
- Own and evolve shared internal AI software that multiple teams depend on.
- Establish clear ownership paths for each deliverable: team-owned (shared), co-owned (team-specific), or handoff (when there’s a natural long-term home).
- Drive measurable impact: define success metrics up front and iterate until adoption and KPI movement are real.
- Create reusable templates, components, and playbooks so the next engagement ships faster and better.
- Partner effectively across Engineering + stakeholders: communicate tradeoffs, scope, rollout plans, and change management clearly.
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production systems (or equivalent).
- Strong proficiency in backend scripting language such as Ruby or Python, and comfort working across backend + frontend (TypeScript/JavaScript/React).
- Proven ability to deliver in ambiguity - You can work with subject matter experts to transform messy workflows into a scoped MVP and ship it quickly.
- Hands-on experience building with LLMs and automating workflows; strong instincts for pragmatic solution design.
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder leadership: you can run working sessions, demo clearly, drive adoption, and empathize with your internal customers.
- AI fluency (required): You retool workflows with AI, instrument outcomes, and measure impact (time saved, error reduction, adoption, throughput).
Benefits
- Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match
- Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage + FSA options
- Unlimited PTO (salaried) + company holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave (after 6 months of service)
- Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
- Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
- Meals provided, commuter benefits, team offsites, and Customer Days
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays are our required in-office days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
backend scripting languageRubyPythonTypeScriptJavaScriptReactLLMsworkflow automationMVP developmentKPI definition
Soft Skills
communication skillsstakeholder leadershipproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationempathytradeoff analysischange managementiterationimpact measurement