# AIVC - Senior AI Engineer (Studio) at deCircle

> Hybrid · United States · Senior · ML / AI · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/recruitee%3Adecircletalentpartner%3A2780700 (read 2026-11-08).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [deCircle](https://alderhq.app/companies/decircle)
- Location text: New York, New York, United States; Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Hybrid · United States (evidence: "Location: New York, New York, United States; Chicago, Illinois, United States")
- Posted: 2026-10-12 (26 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://talent.makerdao.network/o/aivc-senior-ai-engineer-studio
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, LLMs

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (New York, n 37): p25 $190k, median $212k, p75 $251k

## Description (the employer's text)

AIVC Studio: builds AI ventures from validated concepts to shipped products.

Comp: $190K-$250K + Bonus, platform equity, studio fund participation, PE fund carry. Location: Hybrid, 3 days in office (21st & Broadway NYC or Chicago). Visa: Visa transfers (OPT, H1B).

### Responsibilities

Build end-to-end agentic AI systems (agents, retrieval, orchestration, tools) for Studio ventures 0-to-1 through PMF

Take a venture's first product from scope to ship, then harden for production

Extract reusable primitives across builds

Shape what gets built with product strategists and design partners

Operate across different venture contexts; thrive in ambiguity

Tech stack: Python, LLMs, Agentic AI frameworks, RAG/retrieval, ML model serving, Eval & regression suites, CI/CD, Observability

Source: https://www.paraform.com/share/aivc/cmtdf6zuv008q0dif35n7werz

### Requirements

2-5+ yrs at top quant (Citadel, Two Sigma, DE Shaw, Jane Street) or elite tech (Google, Stripe, Ramp, Databricks, Modal) with clear individual output

Shipped and operated production AI systems with real users

Entrepreneurial instinct (side project, startup, internal 0-to-1)

Top-tier STEM degree

Commercial EQ with non-technical stakeholders

Hybrid 3 days NYC or Chicago

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