ACT Consulting has an immediate need for a
Founding AI Engineer with our direct client.
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Job Title: Founding AI Engineer
Location: New York City, NY Employment Type: Direct Hire Salary - $ 120,000 $250,000/Annum + Benefits Summary The Founding AI Engineer will own the architecture, development, and deployment of LLM-powered synthetic user simulations.
This role blends research and engineering, requiring both the ability to explore Client AI methods and the discipline to ship stable, scalable products.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement synthetic user simulation architectures integrated with the interview pipeline
- Deploy AI systems in production with measurable business impact
- Build, optimize, and maintain backend APIs and database systems
- Lead AWS infrastructure deployments and manage CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with product and research teams to translate ideas into production features
- Ensure system scalability, reliability, and privacy compliance
Must-have qualifications
- 4+ years professional ML/AI engineering OR recent PhD with relevant research
- Built and deployed ML models in production with measurable business impact
- Deep experience with LLMs, NLP, and orchestrated AI frameworks (TTS/STT, agents, vector search)
- Expert Python developer with strong backend/API design and PostgreSQL experience
- Experience leading AWS infrastructure deployments and managing CI/CD pipelines
- Strong communication skills and collaborative approach
- Ability to thrive in a high-agency, fast-paced environment
- Ability to work in-person in NYC 3 5 days/week
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with synthetic users, digital twins, or simulations
- Full-stack development with Next.js/React/TypeScript and containerization
- Publications in AI /ML research or significant research project experience
- Startup or fast-growing company experience with demonstrated impact
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Paul Joseph
ACT Consulting
Talent Acquisition Lead
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