About this role
Envision Employment Solutions is currently looking for an AI Engineer (Early-Stage Startup) for one of our partners, a global leader in software development.
This position requires flexibility to work on US times.
Responsibilities:
Build core product systems end-to-end in a fast-moving startup environmentImplement real-time call processing and risk classification systemsBuild and scale core API infrastructure for real-time audio/video streamsDevelop integrations with enterprise communication platformsDrive ML/AI development for threat detection, retrieval, and intelligenceEstablish reliability, testing, QA, and scalability as usage grows to millions of callsPartner closely with founders and enterprise customers on product and technical decisions
Requirements
3+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong Python expertise (primary language)Solid ML fundamentals (modeling, deployment, applied deep learning)Production experience building LLM-powered applicationsFastAPI (or similar) experienceExperience with real-time or streaming systemsFull-stack generalist mindset (backend, ML, infra, DevOps)
Nice to HaveDSPy, PyTorch, MLOps, data engineeringPostgres, DevOps, cloud platforms (AWS, Fly.io, Modal, etc.)Cybersecurity or ML security backgroundReact + Electron experiencePractical use of AI dev tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.)
Ideal BackgroundBuilt 0-to-1 products at early-stage startupsEarly hire (top 5–10) who helped scale a productExperience across both startups and mature tech companiesAI/ML or cybersecurity backgroundFormer founder or strong builder who prefers building over starting solo
Benefits
Social insurance