Founding Applied AI Engineer
atlasMillbrae (CA)
Founding Applied AI Engineer
Posted 11 days ago
atlasMillbrae (CA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
The Role:
We're looking for an applied AI engineer to help us build the next generation of Atlas — starting with an AI-powered travel and hotel concierge used by some of the most influential people in the world. You'll design and ship real-world AI systems that personalize recommendations, automate complex requests, and rethink how payments, dining, and travel can work at the highest level. This is a rare opportunity to work on meaningful, user-facing AI products inside a small, world-class team. What You'll BuildAI recommendation and booking flows (hotels, dining, flights) Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems for dynamic hotel and travel searches Preference engines that learn and evolve from member interactions Lightweight AI orchestration layers integrated with Zendesk, Slack, and our internal tools
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years experience developing software in modern environments (Python, Node.js, Go, or similar)3+ years experience deploying and scaling cloud-based applications (AWS, GCP, or similar)
- Deep experience integrating LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face) and building production AI systems
- Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector search (Pinecone, FAISS, or similar)
- Solid understanding of database design (Postgres, Redis, vector DBs)
- Strong optimization skills, especially for low-latency, high-availability systems
- Product instincts — you think about the end experience, not just the technical specs
- Collaboration skills and a desire to work tightly with product, design, and operations
Why You'll Love Working Here:
Real impact: You'll help define how AI changes luxury travel, payments, and experiences for the most discerning customers in the world.
Early stage, no bureaucracy: We're lean, well funded, growing fast, and moving faster.
Creative, high-caliber teammates: Our team comes from places like Shopify, Apple, Y Combinator startups — but what matters most here is what you build.
Solid compensation: Competitive salary and meaningful equity — you're helping build the foundation of Atlas.
Fun problem space: Every day involves designing tech that makes luxury travel, dining, and payments feel seamless.
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