Applied AI Engineer

Catalyst Labs
San Francisco, NY
Job Description
We're a leading talent agency with a specialized vertical in Applied AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science. Our client is reimagining how knowledge is shared, building a new medium for human connection: interactive digital minds that people can talk to, learn from, and be guided by. As an Applied AI Engineer, you'll help architect the foundation of next-generation Mind Architecture, the system that powers how digital minds learn, reason, and express individuality.

Requirements

  • Design and evolve the graph-based architecture that models a mind's reasoning, associations, and conceptual hierarchies.
  • Develop novel embeddings and contextual retrieval methods that make each mind distinct not just accurate, but alive.
  • Build next-generation retrieval-augmented generation systems that integrate structured graph reasoning with neural retrieval.
  • Implement and refine LLM evaluation frameworks to ensure each mind improves over time in quality, consistency, and individuality.
  • Push the performance of frontier LLMs through advanced prompt engineering, dynamic context shaping, and evaluation-driven iteration.
  • Architect efficient, low-latency inference pipelines for thousands of simultaneous mind interactions.
  • Bridge ML systems and product engineering shipping AI-powered features that shape user experience directly.
  • Translate abstract research ideas into robust, scalable production systems powering thousands of live digital minds.
  • Define success metrics for'mind quality' advancing tone, style transfer, and reasoning fidelity.
  • Build systems that continuously refine a digital mind's authenticity and expressiveness.

Benefits

  • Unlimited Learning Stipend
  • Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401(k) via Human Interest
  • Relocation assistance to San Francisco
  • A creative, high-agency culture that celebrates curiosity and deep thinking
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