Applied AI Engineer
CHAOS Industries · San Francisco, California, United States
Posted about a month ago · $150k-170k
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days CHAOS Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 93% of CHAOS Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at CHAOS Industries
- high 93 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
- 2026-09-17
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 across various defense-related product lines. Your role involves collaborating with data scientists and software engineers to create reliable software from advanced AI research, focusing on high-stakes environments that require accuracy under complex conditions. You will also be responsible for building production-quality software, evaluating model performance, and managing prototypes through to production.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- Travel required: 10-20%, mostly domestic
- Must work on-site at least 2 days per week from the San Francisco office; 2–4 days per week preferred
- Salary range is an estimate based on compensation factors and may vary
- No salary listed for additional earnings such as bonuses or equity
Summarised from CHAOS Industries's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by CHAOS Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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