Senior AI Engineer - Tech Lead

Fully remote (EMEA timezone)

ASAP

Language: Fluent English required
Industry: AI / Fintech / B2B SaaS Marketplace / Graph AI

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of an e arly-stage startup building an AI-powered relationship intelligence and fundraising platform that connects funds, investors, and networks through a private relationship graph.
The platform leverages graph architecture, data pipelines, and AI-driven recommendations to transform professional networks (LinkedIn, email, CRM, teams, advisors, and portfolio) into intelligent warm introduction paths. By combining relationship intelligence with AI and scalable infrastructure, the company aims to make fundraising faster, more efficient, and significantly more predictable.
The product is already built and validated, and the current focus is on scaling the graph, strengthening the AI layer, improving recommendation quality, and building strong network effects and technical defensibility. The team is product-driven, fast-moving, and focused on building a scalable AI-native platform from the ground up.

We are looking for a hands-on AI Engineer Lead to drive the technical development of the Graph AI platform.
This is not a managerial-only position — it is a deeply technical builder role. You will be directly responsible for improving and scaling the relationship graph, developing AI-driven matching and recommendation systems, and shipping core product and infrastructure features.
You will work closely with the founders and play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap, product direction, and system scalability while building a strong AI and graph-based foundation for the platform.

Improve and scale the private relationship graph (matching, pathfinding, performance, and privacy)
Build and ship core backend and infrastructure features
Maintain and improve data pipelines (email, LinkedIn, CRM integrations, identity resolution)
Lead cloud infrastructure and DevOps (AWS, Docker, deployments, scaling, reliability)
Contribute to building a strong and defensible network-effect-driven platform

3–8+ years of experience in software engineering, AI, or ML

• AI Engineer Lead, Tech Lead, Founding Engineer, or
• Senior backend / AI engineer in an early-stage startup

Hands-on experience building and shipping production systems
Experience working with Python and modern backend frameworks (e.g., Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and scalable architectures
Understanding of data pipelines and distributed systems
Experience with graph systems or network-based platforms
Experience with CRM, email, or LinkedIn data integrations
Previous experience in early-stage or founding teams
Experience scaling products from early-stage to growth

Opportunity to build a large-scale AI-driven network platform
Fully remote setup with flexible work style

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