Second Nature Computing · 1 month ago
Founding AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $230K/yrSecond Nature Computing is dedicated to designing software that intuitively understands and caters to daily needs. The Founding AI Engineer will be responsible for developing and improving the AI architecture for their product, Poppy, focusing on latency, quality, and complex pattern recognition challenges.
Computer Software
No H1B
Responsibilities
Jump straight into the codebase and immediately begin improving our architecture to make Poppy more accurate and fast
Orchestrate LLMs across our in-house context engine, aiming to achieve sub-500ms end‑to‑end latency
Build eval pipelines, orchestration graphs, workflows, and kick off on‑device inference pilots
Qualification
Required
Proficiency in Computer Science and Software Development
Strong expertise in orchestrating cloud-based LLM's
Deep intuition for latency/accuracy/cost trade‑offs
Experience in building and deploying Python on the web
Ability to collaboratively design algorithms and systems
Passion for innovative technology and crafting user-centric solutions
Preferred
Experience in a startup environment is a plus
Company
Second Nature Computing
At Second Nature, our mission is to help people live more effortlessly by crafting software that quietly understands and provides what you need, no matter where you are.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase