AI Product Engineer

Brain Co.
New York, NY

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior software engineers with AI experience who enjoy cross-functional collaboration and building from zero.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 2+ years of full-stack development experience and a desire to build AI solutions from scratch for regulated institutions
    — “Minimum 2+ years of experience and an appetite for working directly with the customer to develop the software spec and build from zero”
  • Individuals who thrive in a culture of ownership, impact, and rapid iteration across multiple domains
    — “Accelerate your career with ownership based on impact, not tenure”
  • Professionals with a background in government, healthcare, or energy sectors and an interest in AI-native systems
    — “apply pioneering AI solutions while working alongside experienced ex-founders, government officials/ministers, AI researchers, and engineers”

Things to consider

  • This role requires direct customer engagement and may involve high-stakes, real-world deployments
    — “work directly with key customer stakeholders to apply pioneering AI solutions”
  • The position demands a willingness to wear multiple hats, including product management and sales
    — “You will wear many hats: software development, product management, sales, and interpersonal skills”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with AI integration in complex workflows and deployment to production systems
    — “Design, develop, and deploy advanced software solutions that integrate AI to tackle real-world problems”
  • Emphasize your ability to translate business challenges into technical solutions with AI
    — “Understand complex business challenges and deliver software solutions powered by AI”
  • Showcase your familiarity with modern web frameworks and cloud platforms in your resume and interview examples
    — “Utilize modern web frameworks, microservices architecture, and cloud computing to build applications”
  • Demonstrate your ability to lead and mentor junior engineers through past leadership experiences
    — “Mentor junior engineers and lead by example”
  • Include measurable outcomes from past projects where you optimized performance or reliability
    — “Optimize application performance and reliability, and prepare systems for production”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • deployed AI solutions
  • optimized application performance
  • tuned applications for customer workflows
Typical background
AI engineersoftware developer

Skills & requirements

Required

AI Product DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringData PipelinesCloud Computing

Preferred

Machine LearningOptimization

About the role

Original posting from Brain Co. via Ashby

OUR MISSION

Rebuild how the world works, to make institutions work better for the people they serve.

ABOUT BRAIN CO.

Brain Co. builds AI-native operating systems for large, regulated institutions. Each system is built for a specific industry, powered by agents that push real workflows forward. Underneath it all is Atlas, our proprietary platform that keeps customers in control, secure by design, and never locked into one model.

WHY NOW

Brain Co. is entering its next phase of production deployments on a national scale with an elite team built from Palantir, Google, Meta, and Nvidia, and a growing footprint across government, insurance, health, and financial services.

Joining now means shaping both the company and a new category of applied AI. Every project here ships to production and is expected to create measurable customer value and impact.

You'll work alongside exceptional peers on some of the hardest problems in applied AI. It’s the kind of work you'll still be proud of in ten years from now.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an AI Product Engineer at Brain Co., you will play a pivotal role in building and deploying state-of-the-art software solutions to automate various real-world problems. You will work directly with the customer to develop the product spec and building from zero. From designing robust front-end interfaces to developing scalable back-end systems, you will turn research breakthroughs into practical solutions for various nation states. This role is your opportunity to make a significant impact by making AI technology both accessible and influential.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

  • Innovate and Deploy: Design, develop, and deploy advanced software solutions that integrate AI to tackle real-world problems, particularly in automating complex, manual processes in government and industrial sectors. Utilize modern web frameworks, microservices architecture, and cloud computing to build applications that apply AI to intricate optimization challenges.
  • Make a Big Impact: Interact directly with key customer stakeholders to apply pioneering AI solutions while working alongside experienced ex-founders, government officials/ministers, AI researchers, and engineers. Understand complex business challenges and deliver software solutions powered by AI. Join a dynamic team where ideas are exchanged freely, and creativity flourishes. You will wear many hats: software development, product management, sales, and interpersonal skills.
  • Optimize and Scale: Build scalable data pipelines, integrate industrial sensor networks, optimize application performance and reliability, and prepare systems for production. Engage in projects including but not limited to optimizing the world's most advanced energy production systems, modernizing core government workflows, or improving patient outcomes in advanced public healthcare systems.
  • Learn and Lead: Stay abreast of the latest developments in software engineering and AI. Participate in code reviews, share knowledge, and set an example with high-quality engineering practices. Mentor junior engineers and lead by example.
  • Make a Difference: Monitor and maintain deployed applications to ensure they continue delivering value across various governments worldwide. Work directly with customer engineers and SMEs to develop and tune applications that optimize their workflows and deliver tangible upside. Your work will directly impact how AI benefits individuals, businesses, and society at large.

YOU WILL THRIVE IF YOU:

  • Minimum 2+ years of experience and an appetite for working directly with the customer to develop the software spec and build from zero
  • Experience with front-end and back-end technologies, microservices, and cloud platforms
  • Experience with modern web tooling such as React, Typescript, RESTful APIs, and database management systems
  • Possess a strong foundation in software design principles, data structures, and algorithms
  • Exhibit excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to challenges
  • Enjoy working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
  • Thrive in fast-paced environments where priorities or deadlines may compete.
  • Eager to own problems end-to-end and willing to acquire any necessary knowledge to get the job done
  • Hold a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

BENEFITS

  • Competitive salary
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision (100% Coverage)
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • 401(k)
  • Daily Lunches
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Unlimited PTO

WHY JOIN US

  • Ship quickly, iterate constantly and see your work deployed at global scale
  • Collaborate with industry veterans from Tesla, DeepMind, Databricks, and more
  • Accelerate your career with ownership based on impact, not tenure
  • Earn competitive compensation + meaningful equity in a high-growth company
  • Thrive in a culture built on speed, curiosity, and impact

COMPENSATION

We pay competitively for every role and back that with meaningful equity, because we want the people building Brain Co. to genuinely share in what we build together. Beyond salary and equity, we invest in country-specific benefits because we want our team to feel taken care of, not only compensated.

The annual base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $325,000. We publish this range for every role, as a matter of policy regardless of whether local law requires it. Actual pay will depend on skills, scope, and experience.

If you want to see your work deployed at scale with real impact, Brain Co. is the place to build.

Source: Brain Co. careers (Ashby)

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