AI Engineer (Applied AI Startup)
ScrumAID
Los Angeles, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A small applied-AI startup is hiring engineers who already use AI coding agents as their default way of building, and it is open to people early in their careers for that reason. The job spans three streams of work and has no fixed lane, so it suits someone who enjoys range and works best in person with the team.
Your focus
Build and refine the software the sales team relies on to identify and contact prospective customers
Deliver enhancements and bug fixes for existing clients, often alongside an outside delivery partner
Improve internal tools so work done for one purpose can be reused rather than rebuilt
Take messy client problems or half-finished platform features with unclear scope, work out the right solution and get it live with little oversight
Collaborate with the platform lead on the team’s shared agent collection, gradually focusing on the area that suits you best
Travel occasionally for client kickoffs, usually a day or two
About you
One to four years as a software, forward-deployed or AI engineer, or a new graduate with strong internship experience
Daily, real-world use of agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor, plus the skill to code without them and to catch bad agent output
A shipped AI project that goes beyond a basic chatbot, such as a retrieval pipeline, tool-calling agent or internal copilot
Experience working directly with clients or non-technical stakeholders to scope and build finished products
Strong communication, since you will deal with clients regularly
A broad full-stack skill set across product, data and engineering
On-site in Los Angeles. Visa sponsorship and transfers are not available.