Software Engineer (AI)
Hybrid (New York, NY)$175k - $300kFull-timePosted 8mo ago
About the role
Foundational AI Engineer role at Numeral, an AI-native tax solution; hands-on position to design and implement LLM-powered automation systems and establish the technical foundations of an early-stage startup.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate production AI systems, including tool-calling agents, model orchestration layers, and RAG.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience building products in high-growth environments
- 2+ years of experience building with LLMs
- Avid use of state-of-the-art AI development tools such as Cursor and Claude Code
- Fluency with backend technologies like PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud services (AWS preferred)
- Experience with frontend development, especially TypeScript and its ecosystem
- Strong product sense, balancing performance, flexibility, and speed
- Comfortable working in dynamic startup environments with evolving needs
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Startup mindset: Not scared of ambiguity and hungry for rapid growth
- Intense ownership mindset: scalable opportunity ahead of us
- Customer obsession: care about user experience and solving problems
Skills
Required:LLM developmentBackend developmentFrontend development
Nice to have:Tool-calling agents and model orchestration
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness perks like Headspace and the Peloton One App
- 401(k)
- Lunch and snacks in the office
- Regular team offsites and company events
- Culture built on ownership
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Numeral
SaaS & Ecommerce sales tax on autopilot.
Numeral handles all aspects of sales tax from registration to remittance for SaaS and e-commerce stores. We offer complete, white-glove service end to end.
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