Founding AI Engineer

**About VLM Run:** VLM Run is an end-to-end platform for developers to build and operationalize agentic Vision-Language Models (VLMs). We are a team of veteran AI and computer vision experts with over 20 years of experience building production-ready ML infrastructure for autonomous driving and AR/VR. Our mission is to make VLM Run the go-to platform for running VLMs with a unified structured output API that's versatile, powerful, and developer-friendly.

**About The Role:** We are looking for a Founding AI Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be a key contributor to our mission, building the infrastructure that powers our VLM platform. You will work on cutting-edge problems in computer vision, natural language processing, and their fusion. This is an opportunity to shape the future of visual AI and work with a small, agile team.

**Responsibilities:**
- Design and implement core components of our VLM platform.
- Collaborate with the team to define product vision and technical strategy.
- Optimize algorithms and models for performance and scalability.
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to a culture of innovation.
- Stay at the forefront of technology advancements in visual AI.

**Requirements:**
- Proven experience in AI/ML, particularly in computer vision and NLP.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar.
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
- A passion for building products that solve real-world problems.

**Compensation:** The estimated pay range for this role is $150,000 - $220,000. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in VLM Run's equity plan.