Applied AI Engineer
Hybrid (New York City, NY)$175k - $250kFull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Design and deploy AI agents powering PermitFlow’s pre-construction platform, owning the full lifecycle of intelligent agents from model development to orchestration, productionization, and evaluation, while contributing to core platform engineering.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy AI agents that automate permitting workflows end-to-end
- Orchestrate multiple models and tools to create reliable, multi-step AI systems
- Build the internal tools and infrastructure that power and monitor these agents
- Design and implement backend and frontend services, APIs, and data pipelines, integrating AI functionality into user-facing features when needed
- Contribute to system architecture and core platform design with the engineering team
- Design and maintain a suite of evaluations and benchmarks to measure agent accuracy, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
- Optimize inference pipelines and backend systems for speed, scalability, and cost
Qualifications
- 3+ years in software or ML engineering post-BS/MS
- Hands-on experience shipping production AI/ML systems or AI-powered products
- Experience building multi-step ML systems, pipelines, or agentic workflows
- Strong backend and API development skills, with some frontend experience
- Track record of building reliable products with attention to quality and detail
- Startup grit and comfort in fast-moving, evolving environments
Skills
Required:AI/ML engineeringBackend and API developmentMulti-step ML systems / agentic workflows
Benefits
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
- 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA
- 401(k) savings plan
- Unlimited PTO and paid family leave
- Home office & equipment stipend
- Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
- Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About PermitFlow
TurboTax for Construction Permitting
Intuitive workflow software that helps general contractors and developers identify the optimal permitting process and needed application forms for a particular project, and then easily fill the relevant paperwork to prepare a robust application package.
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