Location: Austin, San Diego, or Remote (with flexibility for timezone overlap)
Type: Full-time (Contract-to-Hire available)
About Dream 💭
Hey 👋, we’re Dream and we’re on a mission to help teams (and companies) unlock the power of AI for their organizations. Our platform empowers operations teams by combining cutting-edge AI with seamless integrations, delivering actionable insights without the technical headaches. We're a fast-growing startup tackling real-world problems with innovative solutions—and we need an exceptional engineer to help us build something truly special.
Your mission
As our Founding AI Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the foundation of our platform. Working directly with our founding team, you'll help design and implement AI-powered features that solve real world problems while absolutely delighting users. This role is perfect for someone who loves to build from the ground up and wants to leave their fingerprints all over a product that makes a big impact.
What you'll do
LLM Innovation: Play with the latest models and push them to do things nobody else is doing yet
Multimodal AI: Create systems that seamlessly blend text, vision, and other modalities into intuitive experiences
RAG Architecture: Build sophisticated retrieval systems with vector databases that give our AI perfect context and memory
AI Agent Development: Craft intelligent autonomous agents that can think, plan, and execute complex workflows
Full-Stack Mastery: Build and maintain robust systems using Next.js, TypeScript, and modern backend technologies
Performance Optimization: Make everything faster, more reliable, and more cost-effective without compromising quality
Rapid Iteration: Identify bottlenecks and creatively solve complex reliability challenges to ensure our AI consistently exceeds expectations
What we're looking for
Technical Chops: You've built production-grade AI applications with LLMs, RAG, and vector databases
Ownership Mindset: You thrive with ambiguity, move fast, and find ways through walls instead of waiting for doors
Full-Stack Skills: You're comfortable across the stack with Next.js, TypeScript, and modern database technologies
Problem-Solving Superpower: You can tackle any technical challenge and find elegant solutions in uncharted territory
Systems Thinking: You understand what makes applications scalable and how to build architectures that last
Speed and Learning: You ship fast, learn from what you build, and iterate quickly to make it better
Collaborative Spirit: You communicate clearly and work effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates
Bonus points for
Experience with fine-tuning LLMs or developing custom AI model architectures
Contributions to open-source AI projects or frameworks
Experience working with enterprise clients or scaling secure web apps for large organizations
Background in machine learning operations (MLOps) and AI system monitoring
Experience developing AI-powered products from 0 to 1
Tools & tech you're probably already using
The ideal Dream builder is likely already playing with and excited about:
LLM Frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, or similar orchestration tools
Vector Databases: Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Qdrant, or ChromaDB
AI Models: OpenAI (GPT-4o, o1, o3), Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, 3.7 Sonnet), Gemini (Flash 2.0), Mistral, Llama, or fine-tuned open-source models
Cloud Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, or Azure with specific focus on AI/ML services
Development Tools: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar AI-augmented coding tools
AI Builders: Vercel's v0, Lovable, Bolt.new, Replit Agents, etc.
Agent Frameworks: AutoGPT, CrewAI, Microsoft Semantic Kernel, or custom agent implementations
Web Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Supabase/Postgres
Why join Dream 💭
Make Real Impact: Build AI technology that transforms how real businesses operate
Get in Early: Shape a revolutionary product from its foundations and grow with us
Solve Hard Problems: Work on challenging, intellectually stimulating puzzles at the cutting edge of AI
Join an Amazing Team: Learn and grow alongside passionate, brilliant colleagues who love what they do
Work How You Work Best: Remote-first culture focused on results, not hours spent at a desk
Get Rewarded: Competitive salary and equity that reflects your founding role in our success
How to apply
Show us what you can do! Rather than a resume, we'd love to see:
A case study of something cool you've built with modern LLMs (architecture decisions, challenges you overcame, results you achieved) - Videos go a long way!
Your GitHub profile or code samples that demonstrate your technical prowess
A brief note about why Dream excites you and your vision for the future of AI in business operations
Email apply@askdream.ai with the subject line "Let's Start Dreaming - [Your Name]".
AI For Operations