Founding AI Engineer

About Bild AI

AI estimating & detailing for Division 8 doors, frames & hardware

Tech

We're building computer vision object detection models and coordinating these models. We're really focused on the intelligence-side more than the application-side, so it's a lot of ML and algorithm development.

The role

# **Founding AI Engineer**We founded Bild AI to tackle the mess that is blueprint reading, cost estimation, and permit applications in construction. It's a tough technical problem that requires the newest CV and AI approaches, and we’re impact-driven to make it more efficient to build more houses, hospitals, and schools. Featured on [**Business Insider**](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-startup-bild-3-million-seed-affordable-housing-2025-6).### **You’ll**- Focus on the intelligence-layer instead of the application-layer- Apply SotA computer vision, LLM, and multimodal AI approaches to messy, real-world documents- Ship initial prototypes quickly, and improve them based on user feedback### **We want**- Applied CV/ML experience- 0-to-1 builder, with your AI in production- Growth mindset, slope \> y-intercept- Communicate with empathy and honesty. Tell us what makes you happy/unhappy- Don’t mind [**schlep**](https://www.paulgraham.com/schlep.html). We are regularly knee-deep in schlep### **Bonus points (if any)**- Have built something people used/paid for (founder/startup)- Have a construction background- Are impact-driven### **Message with**- Why we’re a fit- Your favorite fruit (mine is [**Sitaphal**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custard_apple))- (Please keep it short)### **Interview Process**1. 15 min intro2. 1 hour whiteboard technical3. 1 hour coding technical4. 3-5 day paid work trial### **Logistics**- SF-based or willing to relocate, fulltime in-office