Founding Applied AI / Engineering Systems Engineer

Founding Applied AI / Engineering Systems Engineer

Location: India (Remote)

Company: US-based engineering software startup

About the role

We are an early-stage US startup building software that automates complex engineering decisions for industrial systems. Our advisors include senior leaders from large global engineering and construction firms.

This is a founding engineer role with direct exposure to product architecture and core systems. We are intentionally selective.

What you’ll do

- Build backend systems for logic-driven decision making - Translate real-world constraints into reliable, testable code - Implement ranking, validation, and optimization workflows - Use AI tools where appropriate to assist structured reasoning - Own features end-to-end in a fast-moving startup environment

What we’re looking for

- 1–3 years of experience in software, systems, or applied AI engineering - Strong foundations in computer science and problem solving - Excellent Python skills and comfort building production systems - Ability to reason about constraints, tradeoffs, and edge cases - Independent execution and clear written communication

Background we value

- Education from a top-tier engineering institution (IITs or equivalent) - or - Evidence of exceptional ability through: - Competitive programming - Early-stage startup work - Meaningful personal or open-source projects

This role is not

- Consulting or services work - Pure research or academic ML - Compatible with multiple concurrent jobs

Full-time focus is required.

Compensation

- Base salary: $35,000–$40,000 USD - Equity-linked upside (phantom equity) - Paid technical trial prior to full-time offer

How to apply

Please include:

- GitHub or code samples - A brief note on a system or tool you built independently