Overview
AI Engineer – Defense AI Startup – $250k +Equity
A $12M-backed AI startup is building something hard: an AI-native ERP, from scratch, for defense manufacturing. Not bolting ChatGPT onto a legacy system — actually building the brain. Multi-agent orchestration, agentic workflows, RAG, evals, the real stuff.
You’d join an early team (~15 people) and work on the critical path alongside the founding engineers. High trust, high ownership, immediate impact.
What you’ll do
Build the LLM orchestration layer using multi-agent frameworksDesign agentic workflows that track state, propose actions, and complete multi-step tasksBuild structured prompting systems — function-calling, memory, safety constraintsWork with RAG, embeddings, and retrieval infrastructureEvaluate and integrate emerging agent frameworks
What we’re looking for
3–5+ years in Python backend + production AI/LLM systemsHands-on with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Strands)Experience shipping AI products from prototype to productionComfortable in a small, fast-moving startupBonus: ERP, manufacturing, or defense tech background
Logistics
$160K–$250K base + equityHybrid: San Diego (3 days/week), or Bay Area/LA flying in one week per monthUS citizen or green card holder only (ITAR)
Sound like you? Apply!
Company:
Benchstack Ai
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Senior (5+ years of experience)
