CareerPlan

Applied AI Engineer, Startups

São PauloFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Partner with strategic startup customers to build, prototype, and scale novel Generative AI applications on the OpenAI API, acting as a technical thought partner from ideation to production.

Role type

Applied AI Engineer (Startup Customer Success & Technical Consulting)

Builds

Novel Generative AI applications and prototypes for early-to-growth stage startups

Domain

Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs) / Startup Ecosystem

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, JavaScript, Generative AI/LLM best practices, API integration, prototyping, startup ecosystem knowledge, end-to-end problem ownership

Preferred skills

Founder or founding engineer experience, open-source contribution, high-throughput project management

Technologies

OpenAI API, Python, JavaScript

Responsibilities

Partner with startups to move from ideation to scale, provide proactive technical guidance, experiment and prototype alongside customers, synthesize feedback for Product and Research teams, build relationships within the startup ecosystem

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC