Homebase (YC W21)

Embedded AI Engineer

Homebase (YC W21)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $127,000 - $175,000 per year

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

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend scripting languageRubyPythonTypeScriptJavaScriptReactLLMsworkflow automationMVP developmentKPI definition
Soft Skills
communication skillsstakeholder leadershipproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationempathytradeoff analysischange managementiterationimpact measurement