Software Engineer, Applied AI
CHAOS Industries · San Francisco, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $150k-170k
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 57 days CHAOS Industries's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 93% of CHAOS Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at CHAOS Industries
- high 123 stale, 1 reposted of 146 open
- Hiring momentum
- 237 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from CHAOS Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for CHAOS Industries.
About this role
As an Applied AI Engineer at CHAOS Industries, you will develop, integrate, and deploy AI/ML capabilities for defense applications. Your role involves collaborating with data scientists and software engineers to create reliable software from advanced AI research, focusing on real-world performance under challenging conditions. You will also manage production-quality software systems and contribute to the reliability of AI systems through testing and optimization.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of CHAOS Industries as an employer.
What you need
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong Python programming skills
- Experience building, testing, deploying, and supporting production software systems
- Experience with AI/ML model integration, model serving infrastructure, or model lifecycle management
- Experience with model evaluation, benchmarking, robustness testing, interpretability, or ML observability
Nice to have
- Experience with analog or digital RF signal processing
- Experience with digital picture or video processing
- Experience productizing machine learning models, LLM applications, computer vision systems, signal-processing systems, or autonomous/robotic systems
- Experience building AI agents or agentic workflows
- Experience with drone, robotics, sensor fusion, tracking, or moving-target detection systems
What you get
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
- FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Free daily lunch
- ‘No meeting Fridays’
- Unlimited PTO
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is $140,000 - $193,000, which reflects only base compensation and excludes bonuses and equity
- Role requires on-site work at least 2 days per week, with preference for 2-4 days
- Travel requirement of 10-20% mostly domestic
- Company is relatively new, founded in 2022, which may imply a fast-paced and evolving work environment
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Listed by CHAOS Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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