AI Engineer - Unusual Ventures at Proxi

Setup: On-site
Location: San Francisco, California
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Description

The role is a software engineer focused on building AI-powered tools for a venture-capital firm, including talent-intelligence agents, sourcing and research assistants, diligence workflows, firm-knowledge systems, portfolio-reporting automation, and reusable AI playbooks. The position requires 3–6 years of software engineering experience, including 1–2 years shipping LLM-powered products or internal tools, along with Python or TypeScript, LLM API, retrieval, agent, and evaluation experience. The role is in person in the Bay Area office.

Required Skills

Python
TypeScript
LLM APIs
Retrieval
Agent tool use
Evaluation
Data pipelines
APIs
Front end

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Required Previous Experiences: 3–6 years of software engineering experience
1–2 years shipping LLM-powered products or internal tools to production
Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, retrieval, agents/tool use, and evaluation
Experience working with messy real-world data, including CRMs, email, calendars, and third-party data providers
Preferred Qualifications: TypeScript
Experience building internal tools or intelligence products at a venture-capital, investment, or data-heavy operations organization
Early-stage startup experience or founder experience
Familiarity with venture or enterprise software go-to-market
Experience with recruiting or people data
Public open-source, side-project, or writing work
Translation Company Name: Unusual Ventures