Founding Engineering Lead

2nd Set AI (Headquarters: NYC ONSITE)

GenAI Generative AI Visual Media AI Engineering Lead Founding Engineer Orchestration Scaling Vision Models Image Generation Cloud Stealth Startup Preseed NYC Onsite AI Engineer Staff Engineer Management

**About 2nd Set AI:**

2nd Set AI is a stealth mode genAI startup working to advance the state-of-the-art in generative visual media. We've just closed our preseed round and are now backed by 3 expert VC funds and a collection of AI leader angels. Our team consists of highly experienced AI leaders from leading companies. And we're working with some of the biggest companies in media. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the founding technical cohort of a deeply innovative team with a unique technology that no one else is building.


**About the Role:**

We are seeking a Founding Engineering Lead to drive the evolution of our research platform into our first commercial-grade product. This work centers around the orchestration and scaling of vision and image generation models. You'll be the primary architect of our platform capabilities and working closely with both cloud and model partners as well as enterprise customers deploying our technology.


**Responsibilities:**

*   Lead the architecture, design, and development of our core platform.
*   Focus on the orchestration and scaling of vision and image generation models.
*   Serve as the primary architect of platform capabilities.
*   Collaborate closely with cloud and model partners.
*   Work with enterprise customers deploying our technology.
*   Contribute significantly to the founding technical cohort.


**Ideal Fit:**

*   Experienced engineering leader with a strong background in building scalable systems.
*   Expertise in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
*   Familiarity with MLOps, model orchestration, and scaling AI/ML models, particularly in vision or image generation.
*   Ability to architect complex systems from the ground up.
*   Strong collaboration and communication skills to work with internal teams, partners, and customers.
*   Excited by the prospect of joining an early-stage startup in the generative AI space.