Thorin is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to join their team in San Francisco. The role involves building the foundation of Thorin's user-facing product, focusing on full-stack development.
About the Role
As an Applied AI Engineer, you will be responsible for building and shipping core product features from concept to production. You will own both frontend and backend logic across key workflows, set quality and velocity benchmarks for the engineering team, and help shape product direction through feedback loops with users and stakeholders. This role requires moving quickly and thoughtfully in a zero-to-one environment.
About You
Required:
Full-stack experience shipping production-grade SaaS or AI-native applications.
Proven ability to work across the stack: frontend frameworks (React), backend systems (Bun, TypeScript), and APIs.
Strong product intuition and attention to detail.
Preferred:
Experience integrating LLMs or building AI-driven workflows.
Comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and early-stage startup dynamics.
Benefits
Work closely with a small, highly driven founding team and directly with Joe Lonsdale.
Operate with high agency and rapid iteration from day one.
8VC
8VC is a venture capital fund based in Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit www.8VC.com
Company Size: 11-50 employeesVenture Capital and Private Equity Principals