Air is a Creative Ops System for creative teams. Our product automates the mindless tasks that creatives and marketers do every day to manage content and unlocks creativity through image recognition, automated versioning, and approval workflows. We launched in March 2021 and have raised +$70m from world-class venture capital groups including Avenir, Tiger Global, Headline Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, and Slack Ventures.
Help shape the future of creative work as our first Applied AI Engineer.
At Air, we’re redefining how creative teams organize and access their work. As an experienced AI Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in building intelligent systems that power our platform, delivering cutting-edge search and discovery capabilities to teams worldwide. You’ll join a talented team of engineers and work closely with our cofounders, marketing, and other cross-functional teams. You’ll have the opportunity to lead initiatives that make a significant impact, from researching, architecting, and deploying complex AI/ML systems to leveling up engineers on those systems.
We work almost entirely in TypeScript. Our web app is built in React, desktop app in Electron, and backend in Node. We’re built on AWS, so familiarity with their product suite is a major plus. Additionally, deep experience with semantic and vector search, Elasticsearch, and working with, modifying, and deploying custom AI/ML solutions is essential. Familiarity with major open-source and hosted AI providers will set you up for success in this role.
Critical to this role is the ability to have long-term focus, strong communication skills, and a deep awareness of creative trends and competitive dynamics. If you thrive in fast-paced, unstructured environments and love solving challenging problems, this is the role for you.
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Our company culture was built around a tireless pursuit to be the best at what we do. We're entrepreneurial and focused: tackling problems head-on without ego. We communicate with empathy. We speak directly, listen thoughtfully, and ask questions. We previously worked out of a cozy warehouse in Brooklyn, but are currently distributed around the globe. This is a remote role.
Air contributes 90% to medical, dental, and vision insurance and 75% to dependent coverage. Employees also have life insurance, disability insurance, and membership to One Medical. We offer a generous work from home stipend, professional development reimbursement, and unlimited vacation days. Although we are still early stage, we are always seeking ways to invest in the long-term health, wellness, and continued education of our employees.
At Air, we believe that it takes a diversity of thought, culture, race, sexual orientation, and outlook to build a world-class business. We value unique contributions and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join us at Air.
If based in the US, the compensation range for this role is USD $160,000 to $264,000.
If based in Canada, the compensation range for this role is CAD $176,000 to $292,000.
Today, every company operates like a media company. Teams of all sizes depend on images and videos for daily operations and content has become an essential part of business.We understand the creative process — it's messy and unpredictable. And while there's no "right" way to get from a brainstorm to the final deliverable, we think traditional cloud storage has made this work more difficult than it should be. On Air, moments of frustration are replaced with simple features that support your every twist and turn, so you can focus on the work that matters.Air brings content and collaborators together in a modern workspace for brand. Access, share, and play with the images and videos that tell your story. We launched in February 2020 and currently serve thousands of customers around the globe. We've raised +$18M from institutional investors that include Tiger Global, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, and Slack Ventures. Life at Air Our culture is built around a pursuit to be the best at what we do. We're entrepreneurial and focused, tackling problems head-on and leaving ego at the door. We're not always right, but we're quick to solutions. Communication and empathy are tied together at the hip. We aim to speak directly, listen thoughtfully, and ask questions.Air has hired a cast of characters that love engineering, product, and design. We previously worked out of a cozy warehouse in Brooklyn, but for the time being we're distributed around the globe.
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