Pragmatike

AI Engineer – Tech Lead

Pragmatike

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New York • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerPython

About the role

  • Own the end-to-end architecture and technical development of the Graph AI platform
  • Improve and scale the private relationship graph (matching, pathfinding, performance, and privacy)
  • Design and implement AI-powered relationship scoring and recommendation systems
  • Develop Graph RAG and intelligent introduction recommendations
  • Build and ship core backend and infrastructure features
  • Maintain and improve data pipelines (email, LinkedIn, CRM integrations, identity resolution)
  • Optimize onboarding and ensure fast product “aha moment”
  • Lead cloud infrastructure and DevOps (AWS, Docker, deployments, scaling, reliability)
  • Ensure performance, scalability, and security of the system
  • Make key decisions on system design, architecture, and AI implementation
  • Collaborate closely with founders on product roadmap and technical strategy
  • Contribute to building a strong and defensible network-effect-driven platform

Requirements

  • 3–8+ years of experience in software engineering, AI, or ML
  • Proven experience as: AI Engineer Lead, Tech Lead, Founding Engineer, or Senior backend / AI engineer in an early-stage startup
  • Strong backend and system design experience
  • Hands-on experience building and shipping production systems
  • Experience with AI/ML-powered features and LLM-based systems
  • Experience working with Python and modern backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI)
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and scalable architectures
  • Understanding of data pipelines and distributed systems
  • Interest or experience in graph systems, recommendation systems, or AI agents
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Strong ownership, autonomy, and product mindset.
Benefits
  • Founding-level role with high impact on company direction
  • Full ownership of the AI and Graph platform development
  • Opportunity to build a large-scale AI-driven network platform
  • Highly autonomous and fast-moving environment
  • Fully remote setup with flexible work style
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Hard Skills & Tools
AIMLbackend developmentsystem designdata pipelinesdistributed systemsrelationship scoringrecommendation systemsPythonFastAPI
Soft Skills
ownershipautonomyproduct mindsetcollaborationleadership