AIVC - Senior AI Engineer (Studio)

AIVC Studio: builds AI ventures from validated concepts to shipped products. Comp: $190K-$250K + Bonus, platform equity, studio fund participation, PE fund carry. Location: Hybrid, 3 days in office (21st & Broadway NYC or Chicago). Visa: Visa transfers (OPT, H1B). Responsibilities Build end-to-end agentic AI systems (agents, retrieval, orchestration, tools) for Studio ventures 0-to-1 through PMF Take a venture's first product from scope to ship, then harden for production Extract reusable primitives across builds Shape what gets built with product strategists and design partners Operate across different venture contexts; thrive in ambiguity Tech stack: Python, LLMs, Agentic AI frameworks, RAG/retrieval, ML model serving, Eval & regression suites, CI/CD, Observability Source: https://www.paraform.com/share/aivc/cmtdf6zuv008q0dif35n7werz 2-5+ yrs at top quant (Citadel, Two Sigma, DE Shaw, Jane Street) or elite tech (Google, Stripe, Ramp, Databricks, Modal) with clear individual output Shipped and operated production AI systems with real users Entrepreneurial instinct (side project, startup, internal 0-to-1) Top-tier STEM degree Commercial EQ with non-technical stakeholders Hybrid 3 days NYC or Chicago