Happyverse
Founding Head of AI Engineering (Prompting / Agentic Systems / RAG Orchestration
Happyverse, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Founding Head of AI Engineering (Prompting / Agentic Systems / RAG Orchestration)
Founding Head of AI Engineering (Prompting / Agentic Systems / RAG Orchestration)
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We’re Happyverse, a venture-backed startup building Confidants, interactive AI video avatars. Our Confidants help knowledge workers scale themselves personally and professionally, build trust with their customers, and optimize messaging and conversions. We are backed by Village Global and Jeff Dean, among others. The Goal You’ll own the intelligence layer
of our Confidants: designing memory, context, and agentic orchestration so conversations feel natural, consistent, and meaningful. Your job is to architect the “mind,” the part that makes our avatars trustworthy, coherent, and alive. An orchestration layer for memory, context-switching, and agent behavior Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines that ground conversations in facts and style Prompting + evaluation systems optimized for speed, personality, and emotional intelligence Tools for prompt versioning, testing, and observability Fine-tuning loops that preserve character fidelity and voice Interfaces between intelligence, video/audio ML, and product so the avatar’s
words
and
body
stay in sync Have shipped LLM-powered, multi-agent, or RAG-based systems in production Are fluent in LangGraph, CrewAI, or custom-built agent frameworks Understand prompt engineering deeply and know when prompts aren’t enough Have experience evaluating and fine-tuning LLMs for style, responsiveness, and coherence Care about identity, memory, and continuity in human–AI interaction Want to define what it
feels
like to talk to an AI, not just what it says Backed by Village Global and Jeff Dean Pre-launch with real users, strong pull, and deep product differentiation Founding role with real ownership - shape the mind of the product, the experience, and the culture Work with ex-Google, AWS, and OpenAI engineers building at the edge of what’s possible And yes - you’ll get your own AI Confidant (hype man, twin, coach… your call) Platinum health insurance — we cover the good stuff 4% 401(k) match — long-term thinking encouraged Flexible hybrid schedule in SF Bay Area, or remote for the right person We’re pre-seed, so base comp is lean — but the founding equity package and impact are real Early ownership in a team that values velocity and thoughtfulness AI Confidant included — weird, personal, powerful Think you can build the soul behind the face? Please apply and let's talk the future of AI Seniority level
Seniority level Director Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Founding Head of AI Engineering (Prompting / Agentic Systems / RAG Orchestration)
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We’re Happyverse, a venture-backed startup building Confidants, interactive AI video avatars. Our Confidants help knowledge workers scale themselves personally and professionally, build trust with their customers, and optimize messaging and conversions. We are backed by Village Global and Jeff Dean, among others. The Goal You’ll own the intelligence layer
of our Confidants: designing memory, context, and agentic orchestration so conversations feel natural, consistent, and meaningful. Your job is to architect the “mind,” the part that makes our avatars trustworthy, coherent, and alive. An orchestration layer for memory, context-switching, and agent behavior Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines that ground conversations in facts and style Prompting + evaluation systems optimized for speed, personality, and emotional intelligence Tools for prompt versioning, testing, and observability Fine-tuning loops that preserve character fidelity and voice Interfaces between intelligence, video/audio ML, and product so the avatar’s
words
and
body
stay in sync Have shipped LLM-powered, multi-agent, or RAG-based systems in production Are fluent in LangGraph, CrewAI, or custom-built agent frameworks Understand prompt engineering deeply and know when prompts aren’t enough Have experience evaluating and fine-tuning LLMs for style, responsiveness, and coherence Care about identity, memory, and continuity in human–AI interaction Want to define what it
feels
like to talk to an AI, not just what it says Backed by Village Global and Jeff Dean Pre-launch with real users, strong pull, and deep product differentiation Founding role with real ownership - shape the mind of the product, the experience, and the culture Work with ex-Google, AWS, and OpenAI engineers building at the edge of what’s possible And yes - you’ll get your own AI Confidant (hype man, twin, coach… your call) Platinum health insurance — we cover the good stuff 4% 401(k) match — long-term thinking encouraged Flexible hybrid schedule in SF Bay Area, or remote for the right person We’re pre-seed, so base comp is lean — but the founding equity package and impact are real Early ownership in a team that values velocity and thoughtfulness AI Confidant included — weird, personal, powerful Think you can build the soul behind the face? Please apply and let's talk the future of AI Seniority level
Seniority level Director Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Oakland, CA $193,000.00-$329,000.00 4 days ago United States $200,000.00-$250,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco Bay Area $180,000.00-$220,000.00 1 month ago Founding Head of ML (Prompting / Agentic Systems / RAG Orchestration)
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San Jose, CA $250,800.00-$339,300.00 4 days ago Senior Director Software Development (OCI/GEN AI SD & Ml)
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