AI Engineer
VibeCode
Software Engineering, Data Science
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 80k-400k / year + Equity
Posted on Sep 3, 2025
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
Engineering
Compensation
- Staff LevelEstimated Base Salary $200K – $400K • 1% – 4%
- Senior LevelEstimated Base Salary $100K – $250K • 0.5% – 2.5%
- Junior LevelEstimated Base Salary $80K – $150K • 0.25% – 1.5%
We hope to pay top-of-market compensation both in terms of cash & equity for our employees.
Our goal is to build the best consumer-facing AI team in the world.
We will stay extremely small and nimble for the foreseeable future.
About Vibecode
We're democratizing software creation. Our platform lets anyone describe an idea and instantly turn it into a working application—no coding required.
We're solving one of computing's fundamental challenges: bridging the gap between human intent and software execution. This requires breakthrough advances in AI reasoning, code generation, and user experience.
We've raised a large seed round from of the best investors in the world including Alexis Ohanian (776), Arielle Zuckerberg and Cyan Banister (Long Journey), Ali Partovi and Suzanne Xie (Neo), and a whole host of amazing angels who are leaders at Google, Expo, OpenAI, etc.
About the Role
We're looking for an AI Engineer to build the world's most capable consumer-facing coding agent. You'll work across the entire AI stack—from model architecture to deployment—while maintaining focus on user experience.
What you'll do:
Design and implement agentic architectures for our SOTA coding AI agent
Build evaluation frameworks to measure code quality and user intent alignment
About You
3+ years building and deploying AI/ML systems in production
Strong background in building applied AI agents
Our agent is written in TypeScript so heavy TypeScript knowledge will be great
Passion for developer tools and making AI systems feel magical to use
Track record of shipping scalable AI products from concept to production
Why Vibecode
Impact: Build technology that changes how software is created, potentially affecting millions of creators.
Ownership: Join a small, high-caliber team where you'll shape our technical architecture and product direction.
Growth: Significant equity and the opportunity to scale with a well-funded, fast-growing company.
Details
Base Salary: $150,000 - $400,000 based on experience
Equity: Significant equity package
Location: In-person in San Francisco
Apply
Send your resume and a note about a technical project you're proud of to hiring@vibecodeapp.com along with filling out the form below.
We'll start with a technical conversation, followed by an onsite where you'll work on real problems with our team.
Compensation Range: $80K - $400K