Vulcury

Senior AI/ML Engineer – Founding Technical Lead

Vulcury

part-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own the technical build of the first-generation Trustbridge supplier app end-to-end: architecture, model selection, agent design, inference layer, and production deployment.
  • Lead and mentor a team of 2–4 junior engineers and interns based in India.
  • Set the technical bar, run code reviews, and grow the team's capability.
  • Translate business and product specifications into buildable technical plans.
  • Work directly with the founder, who owns domain logic but is not a builder.
  • Collaborate with our Fractional CTO (background in major financial technology) on architecture decisions and technical strategy.
  • Once the first-generation product is in production, help shape the cross-portfolio semantic layer that connects Trustbridge, Calisade, and future ventures.
  • Be redeployed, over time, to new internal products and external client engagements as the practice grows.

Requirements

  • 7–12 years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on applied ML or AI systems.
  • You have shipped a production ML or AI system end-to-end — not just a prototype, not just a research artifact.
  • You are a generalist by temperament.
  • You are comfortable across model selection, agent orchestration (LLM-based and otherwise), basic data engineering, and inference architecture.
  • You have led junior engineers before.
  • You know how to set a technical bar without micromanaging, and you know how to grow people.
  • You write clearly.
  • You can explain a technical decision to a non-technical founder without condescension and without hand-waving.
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity.
  • You want to build something that lasts.
  • Experience with dbt, modern data warehouse design, or feature stores is a plus.
  • Background in supply chain, manufacturing, financial services, or investment data is a plus.
  • Prior experience as a founding or early engineer at a venture-backed startup is a plus.
  • Experience working across time zones with US-based founders or clients is a plus.
Benefits
  • Competitive base salary calibrated to senior engineering roles at top-tier Indian technology companies and well-funded startups
  • Meaningful equity in Vulcury Ventures LLC
  • Equity vests over four years with a one-year cliff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringmachine learningartificial intelligencemodel selectionagent orchestrationdata engineeringinference architectureproduction deploymentcode reviewstechnical planning
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityclarity in writingtechnical explanationsetting technical standardsgrowing team capabilities