Staff AI Engineer, Foodsmart
$200-222k
+ Equity
Telenutrition & foodcare network
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Telenutrition & foodcare network
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-222k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To provide simple solutions to accomplish health goals through a personalized program.
Role
Who you are
- A technical leader with strong software engineering foundations and a track record of owning large-scale backend systems
- Adept at balancing hands-on coding with technical strategy, architectural design, and system-level thinking
- Experienced in backend development using Node.js, TypeScript, and SQL-based RDBMS
- Deeply familiar with deploying and adapting AI/ML models to production, especially fine-tuning foundation models for specific use cases
- Able to effectively communicate technical trade-offs with stakeholders and guide cross-functional alignment
- Committed to building resilient, observable, and secure systems in production environments
- Passionate about unlocking the value of machine learning in real-world applications, not just experimentation
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a staff or principal engineering role
- 3+ years of backend development experience using TypeScript and Node.js, with demonstrated ownership of production services
- 1+ years of experience applying machine learning or AI models, including fine-tuning pre-trained models (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI, or similar)
- Proficient in SQL, with hands-on experience using RDBMS like PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Experience designing, deploying, and scaling APIs and ML-backed services in cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP)
- Familiarity with MLOps practices, containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Airflow, MLflow)
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
What the job involves
- The AI Engineering team at Foodsmart is reimagining how AI can improve access to personalized nutrition and care
- From conversational chatbots and intelligent scheduling systems to predictive modeling for no-show prevention and behavioral segmentation, we power scalable experiences across our platform
- The Staff AI Engineer will lead the design and delivery of complex, cross-functional AI systems that support marketing, care operations, and member engagement
- You’ll collaborate with product and data teams, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions that enable our AI systems to perform reliably at scale
- We're looking for a technical leader who’s eager to build innovative solutions, guide others, and align our AI strategy with real-world impact
- Lead the design and implementation of high-performance, scalable backend systems and application using TypeScript, Node.js, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Architect robust APIs and services that integrate seamlessly with AI/ML models and serve real-time or batch use cases
- Drive the adaptation and fine-tuning of off-the-shelf models (e.g., LLMs, classification models) for business-critical domain tasks in areas like healthcare, finance, or customer support
- Collaborate cross-functionally with ML engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end ML applications
- Own backend and MLOps architecture decisions to ensure long-term scalability, performance, and maintainability
- Set engineering standards, code quality expectations, and best practices for integrating ML models into production
- Mentor other backend and ML engineers, promoting growth and technical excellence across the team
- Evaluate and recommend technologies that support the AI platform’s evolution
Our take
Eating well can be a challenge, especially for people with care commitments or lower incomes. Unfortunately, not eating well can worsen various health problems, leading to increased medical costs in the long run.
To help with this, Foodsmart supplies meal kits tailored to each customer's nutritional needs and dietary preferences. With registered dieticians consulting and guiding subscriber meal plans, the company has smartly carved a science-first niche in the multi-billion dollar meal plan delivery service market.
With over 1 million users enrolled, Foodsmart has proven popular. It also boasts demonstrated results such as positive weight loss for obese subscribers, and lowered systolic blood pressure for those with hypertension. It continues to be popular with investors too, with its latest fundraise supporting the expansion of operations and its business reach.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jun 2024
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jan 2024
$10m
SERIES C
Total funding: $309.9m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible working hours
- Flexible working location
- Paid health insurance
- 401k, bonus & stock options
Company HQ
Jackson Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jason Langheier
(Founder & CEO)Board Director at Partnership for Healthier America. Co-Founder and former CTO at Proventys, and Chairman and Founder of Fitness Forward. MPH at Harvard in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Decision Sciences.
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