
Lead Engineer, Applied AI at Circle . Location Information: United States. The all-in-one community platform for creators and brands.. Ship full-stack AI projects end-to-end on a product built in Ruby on Rails backend and React frontend.. Design and run experiments (including A/B tests on AI evals or other metrics) to validate AI features, measure impact, and guide iteration.. Build and integrate components for AI infrastructure and optimize them for performance and reliability to support production-level inferencing.. Improve processes, tools, and systems to scale AI features into production-ready solutions.. Help us stay up-to-date with the cutting-edge AI research, techniques, and tools.. Work closely with Circle's leaders throughout the feature design process.. Work closely with our designers to create a world-class user experience.. Foster a bias for action by prioritizing speed of iteration, experimentation, and learning, while maintaining high standards of code quality and user experience.. 7+ years experience working as a full-stack engineer on complex web applications with significant scale (100k+ rpm, 100GB+ databases).. Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails, MySQL / Postgresql, ReactJS. Familiarity with both frontend and backend is necessary, but a high degree of proficiency in both is not a requirement.. Experience leading a team of engineers, especially in growth-focused environments.. Strong experimentation mindset — comfortable designing and running A/B tests, measuring results, and iterating quickly.. Desire to work in an environment which values speed of iteration and individual autonomy, while embracing personal accountability and the ability to collaborate effectively as part of a dynamic team.. Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with a certain level of ambiguity, especially when learning and picking up new technologies when required.. Strong alignment with Circle's values.. Proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading).. Bonus: Experience building backend systems and infrastructure for AI-driven products.. Bonus: Track record of working on full-stack AI projects, including deploying at least 1 production-ready use case of LLMs at scale.. Pay range:. $180K - $220K. Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world.. Autonomy and trust to do your job: care about outcomes over everything else.. Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually; paid sabbatical after 5 years.. Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity.. Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options.. Parental leave for parents expanding their family.. Home office stipend to help you get up and running.. Learning & development stipend to help level up your professional skills.. Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.. Company retreats: twice a year, the team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world.