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AI Fund · 3 hours ago

Visiting Engineer

Mountain View, CA

Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$10,000/mo - $12,000/mo

AI Fund is a venture studio founded by Dr. Andrew Ng focused on building AI companies. The Visiting Engineer role seeks an AI Full-Stack Engineer to drive rapid engineering efforts in developing full-stack applications using Generative AI tools, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to innovate and iterate on product ideas.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Drive rapid engineering efforts to build full-stack applications using GenAI tools, enabling deep exploration of product ideas, user experiences, and technical feasibility

Apply GenAI building blocks (prompt engineering, graphDBs, vectorDBs, agentic frameworks, evals, and guardrails) to real-world development

Make key decisions around infrastructure and platform choices, balancing short-term prototyping needs with long-term scalability

Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and AI experts to create, test, and iterate on new concepts

Use AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to enhance productivity and speed of iteration

Gather user feedback and iterate quickly based on insights to improve usability and effectiveness

Deploy and manage applications on cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Supabase)

Build and integrate APIs and third-party services

Participate in architecture discussions and technical planning

Identify and troubleshoot issues across the stack

Contribute to improving development processes, tools, and team practices

Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies

Qualification

Generative AIFull-stack developmentPythonAI-assisted coding toolsSQLNoSQL databasesJavaScriptCloud infrastructureFast-learning mindsetCommunication skillsCollaborative work

Required

Demonstrated experience building applications that incorporate Generative AI

Proficiency with GenAI tools and frameworks: prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate), agentic platforms (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI), LLM evals, and guardrails

Experience with front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern frameworks

Strong back-end skills, particularly with Python

Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)

Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) and understanding of best practices for effective use

Proven track record of architecting, implementing, and deploying scalable and maintainable AI-powered systems

Expertise in designing end-to-end system architectures involving front-end, back-end, APIs, and AI/ML components

Deep curiosity and a fast-learning mindset—especially around emerging trends in AI

Ability to write scrappy, disposable code for fast prototyping, and clean code for scalable products

Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across disciplines

Preferred

Experience gathering user feedback directly and iterating based on insights

Exposure to rapid prototyping methodologies and shipping MVPs

Interest or experience in product design and product thinking

Contributions to open-source GenAI projects or tools

Familiarity with serverless architectures or edge computing

Prior experience as a technical lead or architect on teams delivering AI-driven products

Knowledge of advanced architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven architectures, datastore design)

Experience with large-scale system design and high-performance cloud infrastructures

Familiarity with governance, compliance, and security aspects in AI application architecture

Company

AI Fund

AI Fund is a VC firm made up of AI pioneers, operators, entrepreneurs, and investors, supported by LPs such as NEA, Sequoia and Greylock.

Founded in 2017

Palo Alto, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://aifund.ai/

H1B Sponsorship

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