Founding Engineer - Applied AI

As a Founding Engineer - Applied AI at Antes, you'll build the core automation engine powering AI hardware systems for complex manufacturers. You'll own systems end-to-end, working directly with customers and iconic automotive, aerospace, and industrial leaders to solve mission-critical challenges at the intersection of AI, hardware, and policy. This is an outsized opportunity to shape product, architecture, and culture as one of the first technical hires.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement core workflows and infrastructure for hardware engineering agents, including intelligent context management, novel indexing, and post-training systems.
• Build AI agents and ML models that interpret, reason over, and manipulate complex engineering design data within enterprise-grade toolchains.
• Collaborate directly with customers and the engineering team to deliver reliable, intuitive AI workflows trusted in production.
• Prototype rapidly, validate ideas with real users, and ship frequently from concept to deployment.
• Shape early engineering culture, architectural decisions, and the product roadmap as a foundational team member.

What We're Looking For

• 2–6 years of experience in applied machine learning, backend engineering, or AI infrastructure, or exceptional new graduate with strong fundamentals.
• Deep familiarity with LLM architectures and agent research trends.
• Proven track record of building production ML or AI systems, with practical experience in search and information retrieval.
• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with ML libraries such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, and Weights & Biases.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or equivalent.
• Experience working with geometric data, CAD systems, or high-impact AI research is a plus.
• Builder mindset with the ability to move fast from idea to production and genuine care for customer experience.