Applied AI Engineer

PermitFlow is an applied AI company serving the nation’s builders, tackling one of the largest information challenges in the economy: understanding what can be built, where, and how. Our AI agent workforce helps the fastest-growing construction companies navigate everything from permitting and licensing to inspections and project closeouts – accelerating housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development across the country.

Requirements

• Develop and deploy AI agents that automate permitting workflows end-to-end
• Orchestrate multiple models and tools to create reliable, multi-step AI systems
• Build the internal tools and infrastructure that power and monitor these agents
• Design and implement backend and frontend services, APIs, and data pipelines, integrating AI functionality into user-facing features when needed
• Contribute to system architecture and core platform design with the engineering team
• Design and maintain a suite of evaluations and benchmarks to measure agent accuracy, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
• Optimize inference pipelines and backend systems for speed, scalability, and cost

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Hybrid NYC office culture (3 days in-office/week) with direct access to leadership
• In-Office Lunch & Dinner Provided