Recruiting From Scratch
Who is Recruiting from Scratch :
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.
AI Engineer
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Company Stage of Funding: Series A ($18.5M raised)
- Office Type: Onsite (Mission District, San Francisco)
- Salary: $140k - $200k + equity package of $140k-$200k
Company Description
Our client is a leading developer documentation platform that's revolutionizing how companies connect with developers. Their platform reaches over 20 million developers annually and powers the documentation of 3,500+ companies, including major tech players and startups. Founded in 2022, they're a Y Combinator-backed company (W22 batch) on a mission to transform technical documentation through cutting-edge design and innovation.
What You Will Do
- Help build, train, and optimize the first applications of AI in their core product
- Fine-tune Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance documentation capabilities
- Create and implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines
- Evaluate and optimize model performance for production environments
- Work collaboratively with the engineering team to integrate AI directly into products
- Contribute to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in developer documentation
- Help shape the foundation of their AI strategy as one of the first dedicated AI engineers
Ideal Candidate Background
- 1+ years of experience creating generative AI applications from scratch
- Software engineering experience (open to new grads with relevant internship experience)
- Experience working with LLM fine-tuning, data ingestion pipelines, and prompt engineering
- Ability to work in various backend languages
- Strong communication skills and empathetic team player
- Genuine enthusiasm for AI and keeping up with the latest models and implementations
Preferred
- Experience at early-stage startups (Seed to Series B)
- Computer Science background
- Experience building developer tools or documentation systems
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies
- Open-source contributions or personal AI projects
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $140k - $200k + equity
- Opportunity to be an early, foundational team member at a fast-growing company
- Work alongside talented founders and engineering team
- Help shape the future of AI in developer documentation
- Beautiful office in San Francisco's Mission District