Machine Learning Engineer

I've spent the last several years running an embroidery manufacturing company.Searching for ML engineer - must be in austin texas - $189,000 sallary + equity + benifits. I know this industry better than almost anyone — the machines, the workflows, the production constraints, the pain points operators deal with every single day.The biggest pain point? Digitizing.Converting artwork into machine-ready embroidery files is still a manual, slow, expensive process. $15–30 per design. Hours of skilled labor. Legacy software that hasn't changed in decades.I'm building the AI platform that changes that.Upload an image → get back a production-ready embroidery file instantly.This is the entry wedge into becoming the operating system for the entire embroidery and custom apparel industry — a $25B space that AI hasn't touched yet.I have:→ Deep domain expertise and industry relationships→ Live production businesses generating real embroidery data→ Reference customers ready to test from day one→ A clear path to raise pre-seed fundingWhat I'm looking for:A technical co-founder with computer vision or generative AI experience who wants to own a meaningful piece of a vertical AI company solving a real industry problem.You've shipped AI products before. You understand image segmentation, stitch path generation, or generative pipelines. You want to build something that matters — not work on the next chatbot.This is a co-founder role. Meaningful equity. Full commitment. We build this together.If this resonates — or you know someone it should — send me a message.Let's build.