AI Engineer

Location: Austin, TX, remote-friendly (Must be a US Citizen)

Salary: $160K - $230K + Competitive equity

Industry: AI / Government Technology

Who You'll Join

A Series B property management platform is expanding into government housing programs. You'll be the first AI engineer on a new initiative backed by a HUD contract, building systems that help low-income families access housing. This is a chance to work on real-world impact with a lean, focused team.

What You'll Do

1. Design and deploy production AI systems including RAG, agents, and ML pipelines for government use.
2. Build backend infrastructure in Java and AWS to support AI workloads at scale.
3. Ensure all AI solutions meet federal compliance standards and responsible AI requirements.
4. Collaborate with product, engineering, and compliance teams to ship secure, scalable systems.
5. Contribute across the stack when needed, supporting both AI and backend engineering priorities.
6. Travel to Washington, DC a few times yearly for government stakeholder meetings.

Who You Are

1. You have 5+ years building AI and ML systems in production environments.
2. You have 5–8 years backend engineering experience, particularly with Java and AWS.
3. You can architect systems that scale, handle data pipelines, and integrate with APIs.
4. You understand federal compliance, security, and responsible AI principles.
5. You communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders including government partners.
6. Bonus: You have experience with AWS GovCloud or prior government contracts.

Tech Stack

Java, AWS, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI APIs, Azure AI, RAG, ML Pipelines, NLP, React, MySQL, AWS GovCloud

Why You'll Thrive

1. You'll be the founding AI engineer on a high-impact government contract focused on housing access.
2. The role balances AI leadership with hands-on backend work, preventing silos and keeping you technically sharp.
3. Competitive equity and salary reflect the stage and impact of the work.
4. You'll work in a startup environment with a tight-knit team and real autonomy over technical direction.
5. US citizenship required. No visa sponsorship available.