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Founding Engineer, Applied AI - David Joseph & Company
Software Engineer
Join a stealth-stage startup as a Founding Engineer to design and implement AI-driven systems that automate engineering compliance for complex hardware manufacturers, leveraging Python, machine learning, and cloud infrastructure.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop core AI models that interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and regulatory requirements.
- Build scalable data pipelines and cloud services (AWS) to ingest, process, and store large volumes of hardware design data.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and legal experts to translate compliance rules into automated decision‑making workflows.
- Implement end‑to‑end testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement processes for AI accuracy and reliability.
- Contribute to the product roadmap, architecture decisions, and technical strategy as a founding team member.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience building production‑grade machine learning or deep learning systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python and its ML ecosystem (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit‑learn).
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services (SageMaker, Lambda, S3, ECS/EKS) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Background in hardware engineering, manufacturing, or related domains, with an understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks.
- Proven ability to work autonomously in a fast‑moving startup environment and to ship high‑impact features from concept to production.
Skills
pythonmachine learningdeep learningaws