AI Engineer
Location : San Francisco or New York City
About Pathwork
Pathwork is redesigning life & health insurance jobs for the AI age. We believe the 2.5M professionals in the $1T life and health insurance industry don’t need better tools; they need a new operating system.
We’ve already proven it :
- 40+ top brokerages and national carriers use Pathwork
- Active pilots with multiple top-10 insurance companies
- 150%+ QoQ growth, every quarter since launch
Built from day one as AI-native, Pathwork uses agentic orchestration, structured data pipelines, predictive models, and generative AI to transform insurance distribution—bringing speed, structure, and intelligence to outdated workflows.
Why Join Us
Category-defining product already in use by national brokerages and insurers$3.75M in funding from top VCsDeep founder experience : Work closely with experienced founders who’ve built and scaled companies from zero to IPO in insurance and AIScenic, focused, intentional : Work from the Presidio in SF or our Domino Park office in Brooklyn—spaces built for walking meetings, deep work, and ambitious thinking.Early team, deep ownership, real impact : You’ll shape the systems, the stack, and the trajectory of the product.High-trust & Long-term oriented : Grow with a team that values trust, authenticity, learning, and lasting impact. Your contributions will help shape our product, culture, and the long‑term legacy of the company.Our Stack
Python
TypeScriptNode.jsFastAPIPostgresQdrantLangGraphWhisperAWS (Lambda, EC2, ECS, S3)TerraformReactNext.jsAbout the Role
We’re hiring an AI engineer, a full‑stack, strategic builder who can take a large project from a working prototype to an industry‑defining product. You’ll lead development of our agentic AI systems, owning model orchestration, retrieval, real‑time inference, evaluation, and production infrastructure, and collaborating closely with the founding team on product and technical strategy.
What You’ll Own
Build the engine : Design and own end‑to‑end agentic systems—retrieval, orchestration, inference, eval, and feedback loopsScale the stack : Shape our architecture across model interfaces, data pipelines, vector DBs, and streaming infrastructureShip fast : Partner with product and design to prototype, test, and launch AI‑driven features that deliver real valueImprove performance : Continuously optimize accuracy, latency, and robustness through fine‑tuning, eval frameworks, and data iterationLearn from the field : Join sales and customer calls to understand real‑world pain points, pressure‑test features, and translate feedback into product improvementsSupport growth : Build infrastructure and tools that help the whole company move faster—debugging, observability, agent testingBuild your team : Hire, mentor, and collaborate with engineers who care about craft, velocity, and real‑world impactYou Might Be a Fit If You…
Have 5–10 years of experience building AI or ML‑powered systems, ideally in high‑growth or early‑stage environmentsHave shipped real products that use LLMs, retrieval, orchestration, or streaming inference—not just prototypesThink full‑stack, end‑to‑end : You’re comfortable moving between modeling, infra, and product‑facing codeHave an entrepreneurial mindset and thrive on building from scratch—systems, processes, tools, and the teamCan explain complex ideas clearly, especially to non‑technical teammates, customers, and stakeholdersThrive in ambiguity and take ownership in fast‑paced, high‑trust environmentsBonus : Experience with vertical software businesses or agentic AI systemsWhat You’ll Get
Competitive comp + meaningful equityEmployee‑centric benefits including :
High 401(k) match and FSA programModern, employer‑paid health benefits designed to support you on your termsGenerous PTO policy with clear guidelines so you can take real time off without the guilt or guesswork of “unlimited” PTOReal ownership, autonomy, and direct collaboration with the foundersA chance to define a category and shape a product from scratchA hybrid culture anchored in SF and NYC—4 days a week in our Presidio HQ or our Williamsburg office on Domino Park—where you'll work side‑by‑side with the founding team, shape our rituals, and help create the moments and memories that define our company.#J-18808-Ljbffr