AI Engineer
New York, New York
Hinge – Engineering /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted
In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.
About the Role
We are seeking an AI Engineer to join our engineering team and support multiple simultaneous initiatives, including our AI-powered workflows, agent-driven interactions, and trust & safety features. You will design, build, and maintain robust and scalable AI systems, while collaborating closely with backend engineers, researchers, product managers, and designers to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimize, and maintain AI agent workflows, ensuring high-quality interactions, scalability, and adherence to user safety standards.
- Implement and refine prompt engineering strategies, optimizing the conversational performance and accuracy of our generative AI models.
- Integrate AI workflows with backend services and infrastructure, ensuring seamless deployment, performance, and observability.
- Support backend engineering tasks, primarily in Golang, to develop API endpoints for our iOS team as they interact with our AI Agents.
- Participate in designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions on AWS and GCP using Terraform and Kubernetes.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in AI systems, promoting robust monitoring and continuous improvement.
What We're Looking For
- Startup mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity, iterative development, and wearing multiple hats when needed.
- Experience with Voice AI Agents using WebRTC/Websockets with tools like LiveKit, Pipecat, or Daily.
- 3+ years of professional experience in AI-focused engineering roles, including prompt engineering and backend system integration.
- Strong experience with OpenAI's API and generative AI systems, particularly optimizing performance for conversational agents.
- Experience with LangFuse or similar LLM observability platform
- Experience with creating quality data sets and fine-tuning LLMs using tools like TensorZero, Argilla, etc.
- Proficiency in backend development with Golang and Python.
- Solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Experience with PostgreSQL databases and designing performant, scalable database schemas.
$177,500 - $213,000 a year
Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York City. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
As a member of our team, you’ll enjoy:
401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.
Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)
Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide a stipend towards fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.
Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.
ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Raices, Women/Nonbinary, Parents —that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.
At Hinge, our core values are…
Authenticity: We share, never hide, our words, actions and intentions.
Courage: We embrace lofty goals and tough challenges.
Empathy: We deeply consider the perspective of others.
Diversity inspires innovation
Hinge is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know.
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