Founding AI Agent Engineer at Eloquent AI (X25)
$80K - $150K  •  
Agentic AI Platform for Financial Services
San Francisco, CA, US / London, England, GB / Remote (US)
Full-time
3+ years
About Eloquent AI

At Eloquent AI, we build autonomous AI agents engineered specifically for regulated industries, tackling unique technical challenges like ensuring real-time compliance and eliminating hallucinations in high-stakes interactions.

We believe that every conversation matters—whether it’s closing a deal, assisting a high-value customer, or providing mission-critical support. That’s why we develop autonomous AI agents that don’t just chat, but empathise, take action, and deliver real business impact.

As a fast-growing global company headquartered in San Francisco, we have a strong presence across multiple regions. Joining Eloquent AI means collaborating with some of the brightest minds in AI, engineering, and business to tackle complex challenges and drive real-world impact for leading enterprises.

About the role
Skills: Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement learning (RL), Natural Language Processing

As a Founding AI Agent Engineer at Eloquent AI, you will be at the forefront of building, deploying, and optimizing enterprise-grade AI agents that handle high-stakes conversations. You’ll work directly with customers, engineers, and AI researchers to design intelligent agents that understand, take action, and deliver real business impact.

This role requires a mix of software development, AI integration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to customize, optimize, and scale AI models for real-world enterprise applications. If you're passionate about LLMs, conversational AI, and solving last-mile AI adoption challenges, this role is for you.

You will:

  • Build, deploy, and optimize AI agents that engage in enterprise-grade conversations.
  • Work with customers to understand business needs, assess AI capabilities, and implement tailored solutions.
  • Train and fine-tune LLMs for improved accuracy and efficiency.
  • Integrate AI agents with enterprise systems via APIs, databases, and automation tools.
  • Experiment rapidly to improve AI-driven interactions, response quality, and automation capabilities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, research, and product) to shape Eloquent AI’s roadmap.
  • Monitor and improve agents’ performance via user simulations and evaluations.

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in software development, AI engineering, or NLP in a production environment.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
  • Experience working with LLMs and NLP models, including fine-tuning and inference optimization.
  • Familiarity with APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and enterprise integrations.
  • Ability to prototype, experiment, and iterate quickly to improve AI agents.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work closely with customers to refine AI solutions.

Bonus Points If…

  • You have experience with prompt engineering, parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), reinforcement learning for LLMs.
  • You have experience with frontend or backend development (React, Node.js, NestJS) to enhance AI-driven applications.
  • You have a background in information retrieval or recommender systems, document question answering, or agent development.
  • You’ve published AI research in top tier AI conferences like: NeurIPS, ACL, SIGIR, ICML and ICLR.
  • You’ve contributed to open-source NLP projects.
  • You’ve worked in a fast-paced startup environment and thrive in rapid iteration cycles.
Technology

At Eloquent AI, our proprietary Agentic OS combines reinforcement learning with deep evaluations, enabling agents to autonomously ingest domain-specific knowledge and self-correct through internal reward modeling.

Our tech stack leverages React, TypeScript, and Node.js on the front end, paired with scalable Python and Go-based backend services deployed across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

If you’re excited to solve complex problems at the intersection of reliable AI, compliance, and real-time enterprise systems, you’ll find impactful challenges here every day.

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