AI Application Engineer
About this role
Typify is an education company for engineers that teaches functional programming and system design before pairing people with projects and job prospects. The company is hiring an AI Application Engineer as a forward-deployed builder: you ship LLM features close to real users, iterate on real usage, and design guardrails and evaluations. The core work spans RAG, agents, prompt and context engineering, and tool orchestration on an Angular + NestJS + Postgres stack, with conversational or voice AI, fine-tuning, healthcare AI, and MCP as bonus areas. The role pays $80,000–$120,000 (negotiable), is based in San Francisco with hybrid or remote availability, and Typify notes it can offer visa sponsorship.
This listing sits in our IT & Software Jobs section and was posted on October 21, 2026. The role follows a hybrid pattern, splitting time between the workplace and working from home. The advertised pay for the position is $80,000 – $120,000/yr, as published by the employer. On this page you will find the responsibilities, the requirements the employer is screening for, the benefits on offer, and a step-by-step route to submit your application.
Job snapshot
| Employer | Typify.dev |
|---|---|
| Job title | AI Application Engineer |
| Location | San Francisco, CA (Hybrid / remote available) |
| Workplace | Hybrid |
| Job type | Full-time |
| Category | IT & Software Jobs |
| Salary | $80,000 – $120,000/yr |
| Posted | October 21, 2026 |
| Listing source | Hacker News - Who is hiring? (October 2026) |
What you will do day to day
While every employer organises the work slightly differently, the core of this AI Application Engineer role at Typify.dev covers the following:
- Ship LLM-powered features directly to users and iterate on real usage data
- Design guardrails, evaluations, and safety rails for production AI features
- Build RAG pipelines, AI agents, and tool-orchestration workflows
- Engineer prompts and context pipelines for production AI systems
- Own features end to end on an Angular + NestJS + Postgres stack
- Contribute to conversational or voice AI experiences where relevant
What you will need
- Strong full-stack skills in Angular + NestJS + Postgres
- Practical experience with LLMs, RAG, and prompt/context engineering
- Product-minded: able to scope, build, ship, measure, and iterate
- Comfortable working forward-deployed, close to real users
- International applicants welcome — visa sponsorship available
This role suits a candidate who enjoys problem-solving, keeps their technical skills current, and can explain technical decisions to non-technical colleagues.
Pay and benefits
The advertised salary range for this position is $80,000 – $120,000/yr, as published by Typify.dev. Final offers in US hiring typically depend on experience, qualifications, and location, and the official listing remains the authoritative source for pay details. Alongside pay, weigh the benefits below — health cover, paid leave, and retirement contributions can add significant value on top of the base figure.
Benefits listed by the employer
- $80,000–$120,000 salary, negotiable based on experience
- Visa sponsorship available
- Hybrid or remote flexibility from San Francisco
- Work on a health product with genuine real-world impact
How to apply
- Read the requirements above carefully and check you meet the essentials — US employers screen against them closely.
- Update your résumé so the skills named in this listing are easy to find, using the same wording where it honestly matches your experience.
- Click the Apply button on this page. It takes you to the official listing (Hacker News - Who is hiring? (October 2026)), where applications are submitted directly to Typify.dev.
- Complete every field of the official application and double-check your contact details before submitting.
- Keep a note of the posting date and job title so you can follow up politely if you have not heard back within two weeks.
Tips to strengthen your application
- Mirror the exact tools and languages from the requirements in your résumé — screening is often automated.
- Link to a portfolio, GitHub, or project write-up that proves the skills you claim.
- Prepare for a technical screen by practising the core topics named in the listing.
- Quantify past work (systems scaled, tickets resolved, uptime improved) wherever you can.
Frequently asked questions
What stack will I use?
Angular, NestJS, and Postgres, with LLM and AI features layered across the product.
Is visa sponsorship available?
Yes — Typify explicitly offers visa sponsorship for this role.
How do I apply for the AI Application Engineer position?
Use the Apply button on this page — it opens the official listing on Hacker News - Who is hiring? (October 2026), where you submit your application directly to Typify.dev. US Jobs Hub never charges job seekers and does not collect applications itself.
What is the salary for this AI Application Engineer role?
The advertised range is $80,000 – $120,000/yr, as published by the employer. The final offer depends on experience, qualifications, and location, so confirm the current figure on the official listing before you apply.
Where is this job located?
This position is listed for San Francisco, CA (Hybrid / remote available) and is a Hybrid role. Confirm the exact workplace address on the official listing.