Senior AI Engineer, Product Engineering
Youcom•3h ago
United StatesHybridFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
Top focus
Ai EngineerVp EngineeringVp Product
- About Us
- At You.com, we are building the AI Search Infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. Our goal is to create the trusted knowledge layer that agents, applications
- enterprises rely on to retrieve real-time, accurate
- citation-backed information.
- Our platform combines proprietary vertical indexes with LLM-optimized retrieval systems to power AI agents, applications
- enterprise workflows. We are solving hard problems across search, large language models
- large-scale infrastructure to make AI systems more reliable, transparent
- Our team includes engineers, researchers, product builders
- operators who care about solving meaningful problems and delivering real-world impact. Whether you are improving core infrastructure, shaping product experiences
- helping bring new AI capabilities to market, your work will help define how modern AI finds and uses knowledge.
- The role
- This is a hybrid product engineering and GTM role for someone who wants outsized impact at the intersection of all three. You'll own the direction of our API surface — shaping products like real-time monitoring, vertical feeds
- the next generation of agent-native retrieval primitives — while simultaneously sitting across the table from our most important customers to win, deploy
- expand high-value accounts.
- You'll be the technical voice customers trust, and the customer voice the engineering team trusts. The insights you bring back from the field will directly shape what we build next.
- This role demands high agency, deep customer obsession
- the rare ability to move fluidly between writing a technical product spec, debugging an integration on a customer call
- pitching a CTO on why our API should be core to their stack.
- What you'll do
- Own API product direction. Define the roadmap for our core search APIs and adjacent surfaces — monitoring, vertical feeds, evaluation tooling, and new primitives we haven't built yet. Decide what ships, when, and why.
- Lead solutions for strategic accounts. Partner directly with the founders and engineering leaders of our top customers and prospects. Architect their integration, unblock their teams
- turn pilots into long-term partnerships.
- Close the loop. Translate what you hear in customer conversations into concrete product bets. Write the specs, prioritize the roadmap, and make sure the highest-leverage learnings actually become shipped features.
- Be the technical face of the product. Run technical deep-dives, write the docs and reference implementations that matter most, and show up in the spaces where AI builders are deciding what to use.
- Set the technical bar. Work closely with engineering on API design, performance, and developer experience. Push back when something isn't good enough; ship when it is.
- Stay in the code. This is a hands-on role. You'll prototype new API primitives and ship production code into the core stack when the highest-leverage thing to do is just build it yourself.
- What you'll bring
- 5+ years of experience spanning engineering and product roles, with significant time spent on developer-facing or API products. You can still write production code and want to — this role expects it.
- Deep familiarity with the AI agent and LLM ecosystem — you understand how agents are being built, where retrieval fits in, and where the current tooling falls short.
- A track record of owning ambiguous, high-stakes problems end-to-end. You don't wait to be told what to do; you find the highest-leverage thing and go.
- Strong customer instincts. You enjoy customer calls, you're sharp at reading what's said and unsaid, and you can hold technical credibility with senior engineers and commercial credibility with executives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication. You can write a spec, a sales follow-up, and a postmortem with equal clarity.
- Comfort with the messy reality of an early-stage startup — shifting priorities, incomplete information, and the need to make calls without consensus.
- Bonus points
- You've shipped a developer API or platform product that real engineers depend on.
- You've worked closely with sales or solutions teams in a previous role, or led that motion yourself.
- You've built or contributed to AI agents, retrieval systems, or search infrastructure.
- You have a public footprint — open-source, writing, talks — in the AI or developer-tools space.
- Why this role
- Leverage. The decisions you make will compound across every customer we serve and every agent built on our APIs.
- Surface area. You'll touch product, engineering, GTM, and strategy. If you want a path toward a senior product or technical leadership role, this is rocket fuel.
- Learning & Collaboration. You'll work with world-class talent on search, infrastructure and AI problems. This team has a history on defining every part of the stack, you’ll never get bored!
- Timing. Agent infrastructure is one of the defining categories of this decade, and the next 18 months will determine who wins it.
- Compensation. Competitive base, meaningful equity, and the upside of a startup team building something foundational.
- Our salary bands are structured based on a combination of geographic tiers and internal leveling. Compensation is determined by multiple factors assessed during the interview process, with the final offer reflecting these considerations.
- Salary Band
- $200,000 — $250,000 USD
- Company Perks:
- Hubs in San Francisco and New York City offering regular in-person gatherings and co-working sessions
- Flexible PTO with U.S. holidays observed and a week shutdown in December to rest and recharge*
- A competitive health insurance plan covers 100% of the policyholder and 75% for dependents*
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the US*
- 401k program, 3% match - vested immediately!*
- $500 work-from-home stipend to be used up to a year of your start date*
- $600 technology stipend to support a portion of our hybrid/remote team's cell phone and internet expenses*
- $1,200 per year Health & Wellness Allowance to support your personal goals*
- The chance to collaborate with a team at the forefront of AI research
- *Certain perks and benefits are limited to full-time employees only
- You.com participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. (English/Spanish: E-Verify Participation / Right to Work ) We are also an inclusive, equitable
- accessible workplace. Please let us know if you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process.
- Beware of recruiting scams: You.com will only contact you through official @ You.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.
Required skills
APIAILLMproduct managementsoftware engineering