Applied AI Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level AI Engineering role at Magic Patterns. San Francisco · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $183,750–$246,250.
Magic Patterns has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
aimlroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Run the evaluation system that guides the agent’s self-improvement cycle
- Find ways to raise the design agent’s capabilities and set targets for its output
- Work with product teammates to improve agent quality based on user needs
- Choose which open AI design problems to tackle next
What you bring
- Hands-on experience with AI models or prior work building an AI agent
- Background in evaluation systems, post-training or context engineering
- You use AI tools as part of your regular work and can break complex problems down from first principles
Who this fits
This suits a mid-level AI engineer who wants ownership over what to improve, rather than a fixed list of assignments. The role is based onsite in San Francisco.
From the employer
Hey, I’m Teddy, CTO & co-founder at Magic Patterns! Our engineering team has grown a lot over the last few months here in San Francisco.
About Magic Patterns
Our mission is to let anyone build delightful software. We're a lean team where everyone contributes directly to the product.
If you’re an AI engineer, our roadmap is probably a goldmine of things you’ve always wanted to work on:
An AI agent that thousands of users use religiously everyday
Evals with a self-improving agent loop
Context engineering
Post-training on design output
The most common piece of feedback we get is "I tried a bunch of tools but your design quality output is by far the best." We want to push the limits even further.
About this role
Own our eval system that feeds into our self-improving agent loop
Push and define the limits of what AI can do in design. Today, we are state of the art, and we want to continue to push that.
Collaborate with the product team to bring novel solutions to improve agent quality from the perspective of our users
Decide what to work on to improve our AI Design agent. The list above are open problems, not assignments
This role might be a fit if you...
Use AI tools in your daily workflow
Have experience with AI models and/or have worked on an AI agent before
Have experience building eval systems, post-training, context engineering
Strong first-principles thinker that can distill complex problems
Our Values
Obsessive — we love exploring every corner of the hardest problems.
Growth-minded — where you are today matters less than how fast you are growing
Ownership — insist on high standards and craftsmanship.
Spread the magic — for many people, Magic Patterns is “magic.” Be proud of your work and have fun!
Compensation and benefits:
Rapid career growth at one of the fastest growing Series A companies
Competitive salary and equity package
20 days off PTO
Health, dental, and vision coverage
Fun team offsites and events — we went to Mexico last year!