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$115,700–$180,800/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Shadow client teams to identify and prioritize operational pain points, then design and scope automated solutions.
  • Build and integrate AI-driven automations and agents against real systems like TMS, WMS, and ERP platforms.
  • Tune prompts and agent behavior based on production data, then feed learnings back to product teams to create reusable capabilities.

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$153,000–$180,000/yr
US

  • Lead end-to-end development of advanced AI solutions including agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent workflows.
  • Architect AI infrastructure with guardrails, access controls, and compliance protocols for ethical deployment.
  • Guide multi-disciplinary teams, setting technical playbook and best practices.

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation that makes government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to solve technology modernization challenges, and they maintain a collaborative, remote-friendly team environment.

LATAM Africa Eastern Europe

  • Design, build, test, and deploy AI-powered automations that reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency.
  • Connect systems through APIs, webhooks, and databases to integrate data across platforms and automate data flows.
  • Develop custom integrations using Python or JavaScript and integrate LLMs like OpenAI into business workflows.

This client is an established group of companies operating across transportation, logistics, commercial real estate, and multifamily real estate in the United States and Mexico. They are investing in AI and automation to improve operational efficiency, connect data across systems, and reduce manual processes.

US

  • Own products end-to-end from discovery to deployment and measurement.
  • Embed with subject-matter experts to solve real-world problems collaboratively.
  • Build across the stack including APIs, interfaces, and integrations with property systems.

Asset Living is a third-party property management firm specializing in multifamily, single-family, affordable housing, and student housing. With a national portfolio and a culture of unity and growth, it employs diverse talent and is ranked among the best places to work.

$190,000–$220,000/yr
Unlimited PTO

  • Own the design and implementation of Benepass's internal AI platform from 0 to 1.
  • Accelerate the engineering SDLC with AI-assisted coding, CI/CD integration, and quality automation.
  • Build agentic workflows and knowledge systems that scale across the company.

Benepass is a fintech platform that makes employee benefits easy, allowing companies to customize perks for their workforce. We're a fast-growing startup backed by major investors with $75M raised and named one of Inc.'s Best Workplaces.

Spain 5w PTO

  • Design, build, and maintain AI-powered automations and internal tools across corporate SaaS platforms.
  • Develop scripts, APIs, and applications using AI coding assistants and agents to accelerate IT innovation.
  • Build workflow automations for user onboarding, lifecycle management, and data synchronization using tools like n8n.

Appfire creates software that empowers teams to break silos and collaborate seamlessly. The company has 800+ employees working remotely across 28 countries, with a culture that values flexibility and ownership.

Global Unlimited PTO

  • Lead technical discovery and design solution architecture for enterprise customers integrating with Nash.
  • Build technical demos, POCs, and reusable tooling using AI models, APIs, and scripts.
  • Test new capabilities hands-on and close the loop with Product and Engineering teams.

Nash is an autonomic logistics platform that helps enterprises plan, execute, and manage deliveries across their own fleets, third-party partners, and the Nash delivery network. It is an early-stage, well-funded startup backed by Y Combinator and a16z, powering logistics for brands like Walmart and 7-Eleven.

Global

  • Build the paved road by making the safe path the fast path for AI solutions across the company.
  • Turn wins into reusable patterns enabling teams to build shared skills and agent specs.
  • Build the bench by partnering with People team on AI literacy and developing champions inside each function.

Replicant builds an AI platform for contact centers, using AI agents and conversation intelligence to help Fortune 500 companies resolve requests and improve agent performance. The company is a fast-growing, remote-first team with a culture of ownership, humility, and self-distance.

$152,100–$190,100/yr
US

  • Identify and map workflows to find step-change opportunities for AI automation.
  • Design and build future-state workflows using agents, integrations, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
  • Deploy and run agents in production, tracking KPIs and iterating on performance.

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, focusing on oncology, women's health, and organ health. The company employs a diverse team of dedicated professionals from world-class institutions, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

Germany

  • Act as the technical bridge between product and customer setups, translating business requirements into production-ready implementations.
  • Lead end-to-end rollouts of AI assistant configurations in production, including workflows, logic, data flows, prompts, and guardrails.
  • Implement integrations with third-party systems via APIs and webhooks, covering CRMs, calendars, ticketing, payments, and common auth patterns.

This company builds AI phone assistants for small and medium-sized businesses. The team is lean (~50 people) and growing rapidly with a strong engineering culture and a proprietary orchestration layer built in-house.

LATAM

  • Build and ship MVPs fast, working hands-on with LLMs, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows.
  • Use tools like Copilot, Cursor, GPT, and Claude daily to ship AI-powered product inside high-growth startups.
  • Work fully remote with flexible schedules, part-time or side gig, with some US time overlap.

Futureproofing is a talent platform focused on embedding high-caliber engineers into startups building AI-driven products. They match intentionally, not through keyword filtering, and focus on output, ownership, and shipping speed in a developer-first model.

US

  • Own meaningful problems from discovery through launch, measurement, and iteration.
  • Use AI to improve both how you build and what brightwheel can deliver.
  • Prototype quickly, validate assumptions, and use working software to create clarity.

Brightwheel is the largest platform in early education, trusted by millions of educators and families. It is a three-time Cloud 100 company with a distributed, customer-focused team.

US

  • Drive backend development for AI workflows using Python and FastAPI as part of a collaborative team.
  • Productionize LLM integrations with systems for Bedrock usage, quotas, retries, and cost controls.
  • Build for scale by optimizing async job orchestration, performance, and data-layer for petabyte-scale enterprise data.

Smarsh empowers organizations to manage risk and uncover intelligence in digital communications. With over 6500 clients in regulated industries and consistent recognition from Gartner and Forrester, Smarsh has been listed on the Inc. 5000 as one of America's fastest-growing companies since 2008.

US Canada Unlimited PTO

  • Contribute to the Platform Readiness team's agentic workflows on the Duo Agent Platform, designing and implementing automated evaluation of platform readiness.
  • Evolve the platform requirements knowledge base by contributing to schema design, validation tooling, and CI systems for cross-platform readiness.
  • Build integration surfaces that enable feature teams to engage with platform readiness tools directly in their existing workflows like issues, merge requests, and CI/CD pipelines.

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity and accelerate digital transformation. With over 50 million registered users and trust from 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab fosters a high-performance culture driven by values and continuous knowledge exchange.

$180,000–$200,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Own features and systems end-to-end for the Corporate Insight Agent, from requirements gathering through deployment and iteration.
  • Collaborate with Corporate Product Management and business stakeholders to identify opportunities and revamp critical business processes.
  • Balance rapid prototyping with long-term engineering rigor, building lightweight POCs and scalable production systems.

YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy, analyzing billions of alternative data points to uncover insights for top investment funds and Fortune 500 companies. With a valuation over $1B and a people-centric culture recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years, the firm emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.

Global

  • Own the operational backbone of an AI-native development workflow, including environment setup, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and API prototyping.
  • Prepare dev environments, run test suites, review code, manage deployments, and handle lower-complexity coding tasks using AI tools.
  • Research and prototype third-party API integrations and maintain technical documentation for regulatory compliance.

SPHERE Technology is a fully capitalized HealthTech SaaS company building an AI-native platform from scratch, backed by a Miami-based family office with a long runway and zero burn-rate pressure. The company is a startup with a small, focused team, ambitious product roadmap, and a direct access culture with no layers or committees.

$200,000–$350,000/yr
US

  • Work directly with customers to understand technical requirements and build production solutions.
  • Develop integrations, APIs, and internal tooling to accelerate platform adoption.
  • Own projects from technical discovery through deployment and iteration.

A fast-growing technology company building advanced AI-powered infrastructure and products for enterprise customers. The company operates in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and values high ownership and customer focus.

$104,244–$134,904/yr
Canada

  • Define product direction and build AI voice agent experiences for drivers.
  • Own technical architecture for coordinating multiple AI agents and real-time interactions.
  • Mentor engineers and champion Samsara's cultural principles while shipping high-impact features.

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, using IoT data to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability for physical operations. As a recently public company, they have a global team and a culture focused on customer success, long-term thinking, and inclusivity.

$154,500–$224,540/yr
North America

  • Define and own the technical roadmap for AI platform initiatives, driving semi-annual and annual milestones.
  • Architect and implement production-grade LLM orchestration systems including agent frameworks and multi-step reasoning.
  • Lead technical design for cross-functional AI features, making decisions when trade-offs are unclear.

CaptivateIQ is transforming the way companies plan, manage, and optimize sales performance. They are a fast-growing company backed by top-tier investors like Sequoia, ICONIQ, Accel, and Sapphire Ventures, empowering high-growth companies like Netflix, Figma, and Stripe.

North America

  • Own the end-to-end technical relationship with enterprise customers, translating business challenges into AI solutions on the Moveworks Platform.
  • Architect and deliver high-impact AI solutions, leveraging the Moveworks Platform and developing novel AI agent frameworks.
  • Design secure integrations between Moveworks and customer enterprise systems like ServiceNow, Workday, and Jira.

ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention, bringing together AI, data, and workflows to help 85% of the Fortune 500 work smarter. They have a large, global workforce and foster an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable.

LATAM Africa Eastern Europe

  • Design, build, and maintain AI-powered workflows for internal operations and client projects.
  • Implement integrations between CRMs, project management systems, and AI services.
  • Analyze client processes and recommend automation solutions.

They are a growing AI automation consultancy that helps businesses streamline operations through intelligent automation, AI-powered workflows, and process optimization. Their culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative, and focused on continuous learning, innovation, and practical problem-solving.