Mercator · 2 weeks ago
Founding AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $230K/yrMercator is building AI agents that coordinate global supply chains, seeking an AI/Data Systems engineer to develop core data pipelines. The role involves transforming unstructured data into reliable formats and ensuring product features are backed by accurate data.
Computer Software
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build the core pipelines that transform messy, unstructured inputs into clean, structured, reliable data
Own end-to-end ingestion and reasoning: extracting data from varied sources, interpreting and mapping it into structured schemas, reconciling inconsistencies, validating correctness, and indexing it for retrieval and grounding
Design LLM-driven reasoning workflows
Build RAG pipelines
Architect the gold-standard data store that becomes the trusted source for everything downstream
Partner closely with our product and application engineers to define data contracts
Build APIs
Ensure that simulation and customer-facing features are backed by data that is consistent, explainable, and production-grade
Prototype quickly
Iterate with real customer inputs
Debug ambiguous failures
Harden the systems so they scale with product complexity
Qualification
Required
Experience in building core data pipelines that transform unstructured inputs into structured data
Ability to extract data from varied sources and interpret it into structured schemas
Experience in reconciling inconsistencies and validating data correctness
Proficiency in designing LLM-driven reasoning workflows
Experience in building RAG pipelines
Ability to architect data stores that serve as trusted sources for downstream applications
Experience in defining data contracts and building APIs
Ability to ensure data consistency and explainability for simulation and customer-facing features
Experience in prototyping quickly and iterating with real customer inputs
Ability to debug ambiguous failures and harden systems for scalability
Strong understanding of LLMs, retrieval, data modeling, and systems design
Valid U.S. work authorization
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
As a company we’ll work from a fun destination (think: skiing, surfing) two weeks a year
Company
Mercator
2-10 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase