Founding AI Engineer

ppWe’re looking for a Founding AI Engineer to help build Akaion’s core intelligence layer from day one.You’ll design, ship, and scale production-grade AI systems that power our next-generation products. /p pJoin Akaion and shape the future of our AI-first platform.You’ll work at the intersection of product, research, and engineering to turn cutting-edge AI into real-world impact. /p h3What You’ll Do /h3 ul liDesign and build end-to-end AI systems (from data ingestion to production inference) /li liDevelop and deploy LLM-powered agents and multi-agent architectures /li liBuild scalable GenAI services and APIs for product integration /li liDesign prompt engineering, tool calling, function routing, and orchestration layers /li liOptimize model performance, latency, and cost /li liDeploy AI workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Run, GKE, Vertex AI, storage, networking) /li liBuild monitoring, logging, evaluation and feedback loops for AI systems /li liCollaborate directly with product and founding team on roadmap and architecture decisions /li /ul h3What We’re Looking For /h3 ul liStrong experience with Python for AI/ML and backend systems /li liHands‑on experience with LLMs, GenAI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI SDKs or similar) /li liExperience building RAG systems and vector search pipelines /li liKnowledge of agent-based architectures and AI orchestration patterns /li liExperience with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) /li liFamiliarity with Docker, containerized AI workloads, and scalable deployments /li liSolid understanding of REST APIs, async systems, and production engineering /li liAbility to move fast and own systems end-to-end /li /ul h3Nice to Have (Big Plus) /h3 ul liExperience with Vertex AI, HuggingFace, fine‑tuning or model serving /li liKnowledge of streaming pipelines, data engineering, or MLOps /li liExperience with evaluation frameworks for LLMs /li liBackground in startup or early‑stage environments /li liInterest in AI agents, autonomous systems, and AI‑native products /li /ul h3Why Akaion? /h3 pYou’ll be a founding technical pillar Massive ownership and architectural influence Real product impact (not research-only) Build AI systems that go to production, not demos /p h3Our Culture /h3 pAt Akaion, we build fast, think big, and execute with purpose. We are a high‑ownership, low‑ego team where great ideas matter — but shipping matters more. We believe in small, elite teams with real autonomy and responsibility, where everyone owns problems end‑to‑end and drives real impact. Speed matters, but quality comes first: we build clean, scalable, production‑ready systems designed to last. Growth is part of the culture — you’ll continuously learn and evolve alongside the company. We operate with a global mindset and a Silicon Valley execution standard: direct communication, high accountability, and fast decision‑making. /p h3Compensation /h3 pFix compensation + Stock Options /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr