Software Engineer

An early-stage, investor-backed AI startup for commercial real estate in New York is hiring its first engineer to work directly with the CTO. They are building an AI platform that reads and reasons over large sets of complex real estate documents (leases, offering memos, rent rolls) for investors and operators.
What you'll doBuild the AI product end to end, mostly in Python on the backendDesign retrieval (RAG) over large, messy document sets and make it fast and accurateShip production LLM agents with tool calling, and build the evals that keep them honestDesign the relational data model for hierarchical document and entity dataShape the engineering culture and stack as the first engineering hireWhat they're looking for1 to 5 years of software engineering experience, ideally at a startupHands-on production experience with retrieval, RAG or large-scale AI systems in a real job (not only coursework or demos)Zero-to-one ownership: you have built and shipped a product or major system end to endStrong Python backend skillsA strong CS or engineering degree, or a strong company backgroundNice to have: B2B vertical AI or document processing (legal, finance, real estate), or founder experienceDetailsOn-site 5 days a week in Flatiron, New York City (must already live in the NYC area or plan to move on your own)$165K to $185K base plus 0.75% to 1.5% equityNo visa sponsorship (including OPT)Apply through the link to answer a few quick questions and book a short call with our recruiter.