About the role
Job descriptionAI Engineer to build Periskope’s AI-native product and engineering harness. This is a hands-on IC role for a software engineer who is strong with cloud, modern AI tooling, and shipping AI-powered products.Requirements2–4 years of experience in software engineeringCurrently working at a product-based startup or scale-upStrong software engineering fundamentals with an AI-native mindsetProven experience building and shipping products/features on top of AI/LLMsStrong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud-native developmentComfortable building production systems end-to-end with high ownershipExperience with LLM APIs, agents, RAG, tool calling, MCP, or similar AI application patternsStrong coding skills in one or more modern programming languagesAbility to work as a hands-on individual contributor in a small engineering teamStrong proof of work: shipped AI projects, GitHub repositories, products, demos, or other tangible workStrong problem-solving and debuggi