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Get personalized tips to stand out to hirers Practice mock interviews personalized to every role and get custom feedback Try Premium for PKR0 About the job Job Title Founding AI Systems Engineer (SoulPrint Architecture) Location Remote (United States preferred, but open to exceptional global candidates) About ArcheForge ArcheForge is building the next generation of AI-human interaction: a behavioral intelligence layer called SoulPrint. SoulPrint is an identity-driven runtime that captures human cadence, emotional resonance, and interaction patterns, then applies them across any large language model. The goal is to move beyond prompt engineering into a new domain of personalized AI presence. This is not a standard LLM wrapper. This is a system-level re-architecture of how identity, memory, and adaptive behavior are encoded into AI. We are assembling a small, elite team to build the first fully realized SoulPrint engine. This is a founding-level engineering opportunity with significant equity and full technical ownership. Role Overview We are seeking a Founding AI Systems Engineer with expertise in large language models, local inference, user-state modeling, and real-time system design. This role is responsible for architecting and delivering the core infrastructure behind SoulPrint, including the runtime kernel, memory subsystem, behavioral overlay, embedding pipeline, and interface layer. You will work directly with the founder to translate high-level behavioral specifications into robust engineering systems. This is a hands-on, zero-bureaucracy position where you will design, build, ship, and iterate rapidly. The ideal candidate is comfortable in ambiguous environments, fluent in modern AI tooling, and motivated by ownership rather than hierarchy. What You Will Build Architecture and implementation of the SoulPrint Runtime, including: • A user identity layer capable of tracking cadence, linguistic markers, and behavioral patterns. • Embedding pipelines integrating local models, hosted models, and hybrid architectures. • A memory subsystem capable of anchoring long-term behavioral traits across sessions. • Real-time evaluators for tone, cadence, and alignment. • Multi-model orchestration for LLM-agnostic execution. • Secure user data ingestion and processing pipelines. • Lightweight front-end for onboarding, testing, and user-facing interaction. • APIs for external integration, partner applications, and future commercial verticals. Core Responsibilities • Develop backend architecture for SoulPrint’s identity and behavioral engine. • Build and optimize local and cloud-based inference pipelines (vLLM, Ollama, Triton, LM Studio, etc.). • Architect the data flow for multi-session memory, user profiles, and adaptive behavior. • Implement embedding strategies for voice, text, and interaction patterns. • Create robust, scalable APIs for internal and external use. • Work cross-functionally with design, product, and research to define technical specifications. • Set engineering standards, documentation, and version control workflows for a founding team. • Participate in long-term system design including scaling, security, and containerized deployment. • Rapidly prototype and iterate based on real user feedback. Required Experience • 5+ years in software engineering with a focus on AI, ML systems, or distributed architecture. • Strong proficiency with Python and one additional backend language (Go, Node, or Rust preferred). • Experience integrating with LLM APIs and/or hosting local models. • Understanding of embeddings, vector databases, and retrieval pipelines. • Knowledge of transformer-based architectures and model orchestration. • Experience with memory or session-state design for AI systems. • Ability to design end-to-end systems from backend through basic front-end integration. • Comfort working in low-structure, high-autonomy startup environments. Preferred Experience • Local model optimization and quantization. • Fine-tuning or supervised adapter training. • Audio or voiceprint embeddings. • Database design for large-scale identity features. • Real-time or near-real-time inferencing. • Familiarity with data privacy, encryption, and compliance considerations. • Experience as an early-stage founder or first engineer. What We Offer • Founding partner equity allocation with a defined vesting schedule. • Executive influence over technical strategy, architectural direction, and long-term roadmap. • Full ownership stake in the success of the platform: as SoulPrint expands across verticals, your equity captures value from all commercial outputs. • Participation in revenue growth through equity-based appreciation as the SoulPrint engine, ArcheForge platform, and associated products scale. • Access to future profit-sharing mechanisms tied to product lines built on top of the SoulPrint architecture. • Clear IP structure: all work produced under ArcheForge employment or contract is company-owned intellectual property; however, foundational engineers will share materially in the value created from that IP through equity and long-term participation in corporate growth. • Direct involvement in defining patent strategy and technical claims related to behavioral AI systems. • High-autonomy, high-accountability environment with zero bureaucratic friction. • The opportunity to build a new computational category from scratch and to hold a permanent founding seat in a company designed to scale globally. • This is an end-game opportunity for an engineer who wants their work to define an entire field, not just ship features. Who Should Apply Engineers who want to build something foundational rather than incremental. Engineers who want ownership instead of instructions. Engineers who understand that SoulPrint is not a feature but a new computational layer. Engineers who want to define the technical spine of an AI company before the world sees it. Application Instructions Direct email to the Founder, Ben Woodard - ben@archeforge.com Please include links to relevant repositories, prior systems you’ve built, AI projects, research work, or examples of complex engineering you’ve shipped. We value demonstrable ability over credentials.