Founding Engineer - AI & Full-Stack

Ongata Rongai, Kenya

    Location: Kajiado, Kenya

    Job Type: Full-time

    Equity: Yes


    About Us:

    We are an innovative startup creating AI-powered solutions to tackle real-world challenges. We are looking for a Founding Engineer – AI and Fullstack to join our team. You will play a critical role in building our AI systems and applications. While the primary focus is on AI engineering, full-stack development skills—especially in React—will be highly valued. As a founding team member, you’ll have the opportunity to significantly influence the company’s technical direction and growth.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • AI/ML Engineering: Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models, with a strong emphasis on natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs).
    • Full-Stack Development (Bonus): Contribute to the development of full-stack applications using React and back-end frameworks like Node.js or Django, ensuring smooth integration of AI technologies.
    • AI/ML Pipelines: Build and optimize pipelines for data processing, model training, testing, and deployment, with a focus on performance and scalability.
    • Collaboration & Leadership: Collaborate with the founding team to translate product visions into technical solutions. Lead AI-related projects and make architectural decisions that influence the company’s future.
    • Problem-Solving & Innovation: Continuously explore advancements in AI and software development to bring innovative solutions to our products.


    Qualifications:

    • AI/ML Expertise: Deep experience in machine learning, particularly with NLP and LLMs. Proficiency in Python and AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Hugging Face.
    • Full-Stack Development: Proficiency in full-stack development is a plus, particularly with React for front-end and frameworks like Node.js, Flask, or Django for back-end development.
    • Data Engineering: Experience building data pipelines and deploying models in production environments. Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
    • DevOps for AI: Knowledge of setting up CI/CD pipelines for machine learning models and deploying them in scalable cloud-based environments.
    • Startup Experience: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment with minimal supervision, and comfort taking ownership of projects.


    Bonus Skills:

    • Familiarity with model optimization for production environments.
    • Experience in legal tech or ed tech is a plus.
    • Knowledge of AI model deployment on mobile or edge devices.


    What We Offer:

    • Equity in a fast-growing startup.
    • A founding role where you can shape the company’s future.
    • A salary, flexible working arrangements, and meals at our office..
    • A dynamic and collaborative work environment where innovation thrives.