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San Francisco, CA
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CAFull-timeMid to SeniorOn-site
Zof AI is hiring for this role in San Francisco, CA. This is a full-time opportunity for candidates who want to contribute directly to the development of ambitious AI products in a high-performance environment.
Deep, hands-on experience building production features on top of LLM APIs is required.
Compensation
Competitive salary
Plus meaningful equity
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About This Role
Zof AI is seeking an AI Engineer to build product features on top of frontier model APIs. This role owns the model-facing layer of our products: retrieval and RAG pipelines, agent planning and orchestration, multi-agent frameworks, and the context engineering that makes AI systems reliable in production. If you have worked as a GenAI Engineer, LLM Engineer, RAG Engineer, or Algorithm Engineer, this is that discipline at Zof AI. The ideal candidate has shipped LLM-powered features to real users and treats quality, cost, and latency as engineering constraints, not afterthoughts.
Responsibilities
What we provide in San Francisco
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City and country
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Role-specific background
Years of experience*
Strongest programming languages
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AI tools you use
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Systems or products you have worked on
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Why are you interested in Zof AI?*
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Why are you interested in this location?*
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What is the strongest evidence that you would succeed in this role?*
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What is the hardest thing you have built, sold, owned, or led?*
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How do you currently use AI tools in your work?*
For example, describe a project where you used AI tools to build faster, improve quality, or solve a difficult technical problem.
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How did you hear about us? (optional)
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Anything else you would like us to know? (optional)
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I understand this is a location-based role and have reviewed the location requirements.*
I confirm that the information I have provided is accurate.*
By submitting, you agree that Zof AI may store and review your application for hiring purposes.
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San Francisco, CA
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CAFull-timeMid to SeniorOn-site
Zof AI is hiring for this role in San Francisco, CA. This is a full-time opportunity for candidates who want to contribute directly to the development of ambitious AI products in a high-performance environment.
Deep, hands-on experience building production features on top of LLM APIs is required.
Compensation
Competitive salary
Plus meaningful equity
Apply for this role
About This Role
Zof AI is seeking an AI Engineer to build product features on top of frontier model APIs. This role owns the model-facing layer of our products: retrieval and RAG pipelines, agent planning and orchestration, multi-agent frameworks, and the context engineering that makes AI systems reliable in production. If you have worked as a GenAI Engineer, LLM Engineer, RAG Engineer, or Algorithm Engineer, this is that discipline at Zof AI. The ideal candidate has shipped LLM-powered features to real users and treats quality, cost, and latency as engineering constraints, not afterthoughts.
Responsibilities
- Design and build product features on top of frontier model APIs.
- Build and tune retrieval and RAG pipelines end to end.
- Design agent planning, tool use, and multi-agent orchestration.
- Own prompt and context engineering as a disciplined, tested practice.
- Wire evals into the development loop so quality is measured, not assumed.
- Optimize the cost, quality, and latency of AI features in production.
- Collaborate with product and engineering to ship reliably and fast.
- Own model-layer systems from design through production.
- Experience shipping LLM-powered features to production.
- Strong software engineering foundation.
- Working knowledge of retrieval, RAG, and agent patterns.
- Fluency with the modern model API and tooling ecosystem.
- Judgment about quality, cost, and latency trade-offs.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment.
- Evidence of building high-quality technical work.
- Experience with multi-agent frameworks or agent orchestration systems.
- Experience building or using eval harnesses.
- Experience with TypeScript, Python, Node.js, Postgres, or similar technologies.
- Experience with fine-tuning or model adaptation.
What we provide in San Francisco
- MacBook Pro
- Premium AI development tools
- Cursor Ultra
- Claude Code Ultra
- OpenAI Codex Max or equivalent advanced AI tooling
- Access to a high-performance AI product environment
- Close collaboration with leadership, engineering, and customers
- Opportunity to work in the San Francisco AI ecosystem
- Wellness and productivity support where applicable
- Competitive startup environment
- High ownership
- Direct product impact
Apply
Apply for AI Engineer
This application is for the AI Engineer role in San Francisco, CA. Please complete every required field.
You are applying for
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Company website
1
Basic information
Full name*
Email*
Phone or WhatsApp number*
Current location*
City and country
2
Professional links
LinkedIn URL*
GitHub URL*
Portfolio or personal website (optional)
Resume or CV link*
A link to Google Drive, Dropbox, LinkedIn, your website, or a PDF
3
Role-specific background
Years of experience*
Strongest programming languages
Best project link (optional)
AI tools you use
Comfort with frontend
Select a levelBeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert
Comfort with backend
Select a levelBeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert
Comfort with databases
Select a levelBeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert
Comfort with AI coding tools
Select a levelBeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert
Systems or products you have worked on
0/3000
4
Location fit
Are you able to work from or relocate to the San Francisco area for this role?*
Select an answerYesOpen to it, with details belowNo
Earliest start date or availability*
Relocation or work authorization note (optional)
5
Written responses
Why are you interested in Zof AI?*
0/3000
Why are you interested in this location?*
0/3000
What is the strongest evidence that you would succeed in this role?*
0/3000
What is the hardest thing you have built, sold, owned, or led?*
0/3000
How do you currently use AI tools in your work?*
For example, describe a project where you used AI tools to build faster, improve quality, or solve a difficult technical problem.
0/3000
How did you hear about us? (optional)
Education (optional)
Anything else you would like us to know? (optional)
0/3000
6
Final confirmation
I understand this is a location-based role and have reviewed the location requirements.*
I confirm that the information I have provided is accurate.*
By submitting, you agree that Zof AI may store and review your application for hiring purposes.
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Zof AI is seeking an AI Engineer to build product features on top of frontier model APIs. This role owns the model-facing layer of our products: retrieval and RAG pipelines, agent planning and orchestration, multi-agent frameworks, and the context engineering that makes AI systems reliable in production. If you have worked as a GenAI Engineer, LLM Engineer, RAG Engineer, or Algorithm Engineer, this is that discipline at Zof AI. The ideal candidate has shipped LLM-powered features to real users and treats quality, cost, and latency as engineering constraints, not afterthoughts.
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