Principal AI Engineer

Rhythms is building the AI operating system that enables enterprises to become AI-native. As Principal AI Engineer, you'll work closely with CEO Vetri Vellore to build the core AI systems powering autonomous execution for thousands of organizations.

Requirements

• 7+ years building production software with at least 2+ years deeply focused on LLMs, agents, or AI-native applications
• Expert proficiency in Python and experience with React/Next.js for AI-powered UIs
• Experience shipping agentic systems to production
• Experience with RAG implementations: Hybrid search, Re-ranking, context optimization, and retrieval quality measurement
• Designed and architected distributed systems at production scale
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams while mentoring engineers
• Track record of driving ambiguous, high-impact initiatives from concept to measurable business outcomes
• Effective collaboration across distributed teams spanning US and India time zones

Benefits

• Significant equity stake at early stage
• $26M runway, paying enterprise customers, sustainable path—build the right product, not chase next fundraise
• Real Impact, Immediately: Day one: You'll be shipping code to production—we deploy daily
• Embrace Entrepreneurial Environment: Take ownership of technical decisions with real autonomy—strong opinions backed by evals get shipped