Founding Engineer – Data Lead (Generative AI)

New York $250,000-$350,000 Permanent

About the Opportunity

We are an stealth AI research lab teaching machines to be genuinely creative. Founded by a top-tier team of startup-minded engineers and researchers, we have built proprietary, state-of-the-art (SOTA) generative models across text, image, and video functions, heading toward our private beta release this Fall.

As we scale our physical lab in Dumbo, Brooklyn, we are seeking a Founding Engineer to take complete ownership of our multimodal data pipeline end-to-end.

In Generative AI, a model is only as good as the data it learns from. In this role, you won't just build pipelines - you will define how creative data is sourced, structured, and evaluated at the highest level.

The Mission

  • End-to-End Ownership: Architect, scale, and optimize the complete data pipeline—from acquisition and annotation to storage, analysis, and dataset compilation for SOTA model training
  • Multimodal Strategy: Drive data discovery across text, images, and video to unlock novel creative capabilities
  • Model-Data Diagnostics: Work closely with AI researchers to analyze model outputs, identify missing capabilities, and design targeted datasets to close performance gaps
  • Expert-Level Data Quality: Establish rigorous labeling and evaluation processes that capture how human experts in creative fields judge world-class work.

What We Are Looking For

  • Generative AI & Creative Tech Experience: Hands-on experience working with data in generative models or creative domains. A genuine intuition for creative data is essential for this role
  • Data Pipeline Mastery: Proven track record of building, scaling, and operating data pipelines from raw, unstructured inputs to training-ready datasets across multimodal formats (text, image, video
  • Strong Analytical & Statistical Foundation: Deep expertise in statistical analysis to evaluate data composition and quantify its direct impact on model performance
  • Leadership & Ownership: A history of leading data strategy, setting technical direction, and executing with high autonomy in fast-paced startup environment

Why Join Us?

  • Ground-Floor Impact: Join as a core member of the founding technical team with significant equity and strategic influence
  • Cutting-Edge Tech: Work directly with proprietary SOTA creative AI models ahead of public launch
  • Collaborative Lab Environment: Build side-by-side with world-class engineers and researchers in our state-of-the-art physical space in Dumbo.
Share this job:

Apply now

Similar Jobs

Full Stack Engineer (Laravel/React)

Amsterdam up to €85,000 Permanent

Platform Engineer

Delft Up to €85,000 + benefits DOE Permanent

🤖 Data Engineer: Build the Data Foundation for the Future of Robotics & AI

Eindhoven 💰 €5,000 – €6,200 Per Month + Benefits Permanent