Tato · 12 hours ago
Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Contract)
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$60/hr - $80/hrTato is building the AI operations layer for the pet industry, and they are seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to develop AI-native pet care modules. The role involves building features from design to deployment in a greenfield product environment.
Computer Software
Hiring Manager
Ana Malhotra
Responsibilities
You'll build out core AI-native pet care modules that extend our platform beyond dog parks into daycare, grooming, boarding, and training
You'll own features end-to-end from design to deployment
Qualification
Required
Startup DNA: You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and ship fast based on customer feedback
AI Tinkerer: You embed AI in your day-to-day workflows. Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot aren't optional tools, they're how you work
LLM Savant: You have hands-on experience with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic), prompt engineering, and AI agent frameworks (LangChain, function calling, tool use)
Full-Stack Capable: Strong Next.js + Supabase experience (or similar modern stack). You own features end-to-end from UI to database
Strong Communicator: You work well async and can explain technical decisions clearly
Preferred
Experience with voice AI (Vapi, Deepgram, or similar)
Stripe Connect / multi-tenant payments
Pet care or vertical SaaS experience
Built agentic workflows or RAG systems
Company
Tato
Tato is the first platform to bring agentic AI to pet care.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase