{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"1aba767bf17c23e9cac16d81","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/1aba767bf17c23e9cac16d81","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/1aba767bf17c23e9cac16d81","title":"Applied AI Engineer","description":"Hey, I’m Teddy, CTO & co-founder at Magic Patterns! Our engineering team has grown a lot over the last few months here in San Francisco.\n\nAbout Magic Patterns\nOur mission is to let anyone build delightful software. We're a lean team where everyone contributes directly to the product.\n\nIf you’re an AI engineer, our roadmap is probably a goldmine of things you’ve always wanted to work on:\n\nAn AI agent that thousands of users use religiously everyday\n\nEvals with a self-improving agent loop\n\nContext engineering\n\nPost-training on design output\n\nThe most common piece of feedback we get is \"I tried a bunch of tools but your design quality output is by far the best.\" We want to push the limits even further.\n\nAbout this role\n\nOwn our eval system that feeds into our self-improving agent loop\n\nPush and define the limits of what AI can do in design. Today, we are state of the art, and we want to continue to push that.\n\nCollaborate with the product team to bring novel solutions to improve agent quality from the perspective of our users\n\nDecide what to work on to improve our AI Design agent. The list above are open problems, not assignments\n\nThis role might be a fit if you...\n\nUse AI tools in your daily workflow\n\nHave experience with AI models and/or have worked on an AI agent before\n\nHave experience building eval systems, post-training, context engineering\n\nStrong first-principles thinker that can distill complex problems\n\nOur Values\n\nObsessive — we love exploring every corner of the hardest problems.\n\nGrowth-minded — where you are today matters less than how fast you are growing\n\nOwnership — insist on high standards and craftsmanship.\n\nSpread the magic — for many people, Magic Patterns is “magic.” Be proud of your work and have fun!\n\nCompensation and benefits:\n\nRapid career growth at one of the fastest growing Series A companies\n\nCompetitive salary and equity package\n\n20 days off PTO\n\nHealth, dental, and vision coverage\n\nFun team offsites and events — we went to Mexico last year!","company":"Magic Patterns","rawCompany":"magic patterns","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-24T09:07:27.814Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"15-1221.00","title":"Computer and Information Research Scientists","slug":"computer-and-information-research-scientists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Applied AI Engineer","description":"Hey, I’m Teddy, CTO & co-founder at Magic Patterns! 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