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Besty AI

Founding AI Engineer at AI Startup

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Recruitment began on April 10, 2026
and the job listing Expires on February 11, 2027
Full-Time
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Looking for an ambitious AI product engineer to own real production systems and scale an AI startup.

Location: Soho, Manhattan, NYC

Type: Full-time, in-person (6-day weeks)

Besty AI is a fast-growing startup of 12 people, with 6 engineers. We’re building the AI brain for the $360B short‑term‑rental industry.

  • We have hundreds of paying customers growing 20% month-over-month
  • Raised over $6M from the heads of the Stanford & Berkeley AI labs and investors behind Discord, Fastly, Hugging Face, Covariant, and Replicate
  • You’ll be one of our first AI product engineering hires and shape the culture, with opportunities for impact and leadership roles
  • It’s the perfect environment for anyone very ambitious who wants to learn about startups or be an entrepreneur in the future

Responsibilities

  • Architect and scale core AI production systems
  • Own product features end-to-end, from ideation to deployment
  • Develop and integrate complex LLM workflows into real-world applications

You Might Be a Fit If

  • You have deep experience building complex AI systems or agents
  • Early adopter and power user of AI tools to 10x your own workflow
  • Hungry, curious, and comfortable with minimal structure
  • You bias for shipping: fast feedback, tight loops
  • Thrive in high‑intensity environments

What We Offer

  • High ownership → direct line to product decisions & customers
  • Ideal experience to found your own company or lead a team
  • Competitive equity and salary + full benefits
  • Fully in-person office in Soho, Manhattan
  • Intense, driven, and supportive culture
Apply Now
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