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SignalFire

Founding AI Engineer – Senior/Staff

SignalFire

Founding AI Engineer joining SignalFire’s VC-backed startup portfolio. Designing production ML systems, scalable data pipelines, RAG architectures, and LLM-powered products with startup founders.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $170,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, developing, and deploying machine learning and deep learning models, with a strong focus on building scalable data pipelines and optimizing AI models for various processing needs. Proficient in leveraging cloud platforms and MLOps tools to align AI strategies with business objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Machine LearningDeep LearningPythonTensorFlowMLOps

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Hard Skills
Machine LearningDeep LearningPythonTensorFlowPyTorchJAXApache SparkKafkaHadoopMLOps
Tools & Technologies
AWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetes
Industry Keywords
AI StrategiesData PipelinesFeature EngineeringReal-Time ProcessingBatch ProcessingRAG PipelinesAgent ArchitecturesLLM-Powered SystemsStartup ExperienceEarly-Stage Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ApacheAWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformHadoopKafkaKubernetesPythonPyTorchSparkTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and deep learning models
  • Build scalable data pipelines for preprocessing, feature engineering, and model training
  • Optimize and deploy AI models for real-time and batch processing
  • Work closely with founders to align AI strategies with product and business goals
  • Research and integrate state-of-the-art AI methodologies
  • Develop and optimize RAG pipelines, agent architectures, and LLM-powered systems
  • Submit an application to join SignalFire’s Talent Ecosystem
  • Collaborate with SignalFire talent partners and portfolio-company leaders when opportunities match

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3+ years of experience in machine learning, deep learning, or applied AI
  • Strong Python skills
  • Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or JAX
  • Experience with big data tools such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop
  • Experience with MLOps platforms
  • Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Startup experience or interest in early-stage environments is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Offers Equity
  • Access to exclusive early-stage opportunities through SignalFire’s Talent Network
  • Profile kept on file for future AI/ML roles in SignalFire’s portfolio
  • Opportunity to work directly with founders and shape AI strategy