Founding Engineer - AI ($200k+ + Equity) at VC-backed pre-construction AI startup

<strong>This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers.<br><br></strong>She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network.<br><br>The next step is to speak to Jack.<br><br><strong>Job Title<br><br></strong>Founding Engineer - AI<br><br><strong>Salary<br><br></strong>$200k+ + Equity<br><br><strong>Company Description<br><br></strong>SF-based AI construction startup backed by top-tier VCs who invested in PlanGrid and BuildingConnected<br><br><strong>Job Description<br><br></strong>As a Founding Engineer, you will own the AI stack for a platform automating the $13T pre-construction industry. You will build multi-agent systems and RAG pipelines that process 1,500-page plan sets, turning weeks of manual bid comparisons into hours of automated work while making million-dollar decisions reliable.<br><br><strong>Location<br><br></strong>San Francisco, USA<br><br><strong>Why this role is remarkable<br><br></strong><ul><li>Chart the map for the "pre-construction" category, a massive $13 trillion market that still relies on spreadsheets and manual document review.</li><li>Join a high-caliber founding team of Cornell alumni and ex-founders backed by the premier investors in the construction tech space.</li><li>Direct impact from day one by shipping agentic workflows that manage multimillion-dollar bids and save hundreds of hours for general contractors.<br><br></li></ul><strong>What You Will Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Design and deploy agentic workflows using Python and tool-use orchestration to automate complex tasks across Procore APIs and Excel.</li><li>Build and optimize production RAG systems capable of accurately parsing messy, unstructured 2D construction drawings and 1,500-page specifications.</li><li>Collaborate directly with customers on-site to translate manual estimation workflows into intelligent agents that solve real-world industry bottlenecks.<br><br></li></ul><strong>The ideal candidate<br><br></strong><ul><li>4+ years of technical experience with a proven track record of shipping applied AI, computer vision, or LLM-based products to real users.</li><li>Scrappy, 0→1 builder mentality with prior experience as a founder, ex-CTO, or early engineer at a fast-growing startup.</li><li>Highly proficient in the AI stack, including Python (FastAPI), vector databases, agentic frameworks, and managing dockerized workloads on cloud infrastructure.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Who are Jack & Jill?<br><br></strong>Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.<br><br>And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.<br><br><strong>How does this work?<br><br></strong><ul><li>Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.</li><li>Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.</li><li>If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.<br><br></li></ul><strong>We never post fake jobs<br><br></strong>This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network.<br><br>Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description.<br><br>We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it.<br><br>Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.<br><br>

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