Applied AI Engineer

PermitFlow Inc.

Job Overview

Location

New York City, NY

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As an Applied AI Engineer at PermitFlow, you will design and deploy AI agents that power the company’s pre-construction platform, directly contributing to accelerating housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development by reducing compliance time and de-risking projects in the $1.6T construction industry.
• Day to day, you will develop and deploy end-to-end AI agents for permitting workflows, orchestrate multi-model systems, build internal tools and infrastructure for monitoring and evaluation, design backend/frontend services and APIs, contribute to core platform architecture, and optimize inference pipelines for speed, scalability, and cost.
• PermitFlow is a fast-growing applied AI company backed by top-tier investors including Accel, Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, and OpenAI leaders, headquartered in NYC with a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office), serving builders nationwide with AI-driven permitting, licensing, and inspection solutions.
• In this role, you will gain deep expertise in production AI/ML systems, agentic workflows, and full-stack platform engineering while shaping the core technology that enables reindustrialization across data centers, housing, factories, and renewables.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years in software or ML engineering post-BS/MS
• Hands-on experience shipping production AI/ML systems or AI-powered products
• Experience building multi-step ML systems, pipelines, or agentic workflows
• Strong backend and API development skills, with some frontend experience
• Track record of building reliable products with attention to quality and detail
• Startup grit and comfort in fast-moving, evolving environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
• 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA
• Unlimited PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
• Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)

Skills & Technologies

Data Science

Hybrid

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About PermitFlow Inc.

PermitFlow provides cloud-based software that streamlines building permit applications for construction projects across the United States. The platform automates form completion, submits documents to local jurisdictions, tracks review status, and centralizes communication among architects, contractors, and municipal staff. By digitizing traditionally manual workflows, the company reduces approval times, minimizes errors, and lowers administrative costs for residential, commercial, and industrial developments. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, PermitFlow integrates with project management and CAD tools to give stakeholders real-time visibility into permitting progress.

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