AI Software Engineer, Systems

AI Software Engineer, Systems Location San Francisco Employment Type Full time Location Type Hybrid Department AI Overview Application About Nexus Nexus is innovating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and zero-knowledge cryptography to build a Layer 1 for the AI era. Our team of world-leading experts is developing the Nexus Layer 1 blockchain, Nexus zkVM, and other breakthrough products with the goal of creating a verifiable world. Nexus has raised $25M in Series A funding from Lightspeed, Pantera, Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more. We are headquartered in San Francisco, and this role will be an in-person, hybrid role with the rest of the Nexus team. AI Software Engineer, Systems At our fast-growing startup, we're on a mission to harness AI to solve real-world problems and delight our users. As an AI Software Engineer (Systems), you'll design and optimize the backbone of our AI-powered products — making sure they're robust, scalable, and blazing fast. You'll join a mission-driven, fast-paced team that values innovation, collaboration, and a sense of humor while tackling cutting-edge challenges. Responsibilities Design & build the core systems and services that power our AI products, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and highly performant. Develop and optimize machine learning pipelines (from data ingestion to training and real-time inference) to deliver AI features quickly and reliably. Integrate new machine learning models into production applications, working closely with ML engineers to turn prototypes into rock-solid services. Monitor and improve system performance and reliability in production – you'll debug issues, tweak performance, and ensure our infrastructure can grow with our user base. Collaborate with a small, cross-functional team (ML engineers, data scientists, product managers) to brainstorm ideas, plan projects, and rapidly ship new features. Rapidly prototype new ideas and experiments to push the boundaries of our AI capabilities – we love quick iterations and learning by doing. Maintain quality: Write clean, maintainable code with proper tests, and participate in code reviews to keep our codebase top-notch.

Nexus is innovating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and zero-knowledge cryptography to build a Layer 1 for the AI era. Our team of world-leading experts is developing the Nexus Layer 1 blockchain, Nexus zkVM, and other breakthrough products with the goal of creating a verifiable world. Nexus has raised $25M in Series A funding from Lightspeed, Pantera, Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more.