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AI Engineer

BlueCargo · Los Angeles, CA, US / Remote (US) · Remote

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About BlueCargo

The automated solution for complex freight transactions. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

As an AI Engineer at BlueCargo, you'll own and mature our AI infrastructure and agentic systems — building on existing work in document parsing, rules creation, and evaluation pipelines. Your work will directly automate freight audit decisions, turning AI into a core competitive moat for BlueCargo. Your responsibilities will include: Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • In addition to the following technical skills, we are looking for PROBLEM SOLVERS with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Experience: Experience building and shipping production AI/ML systems. Open to both earlier-career and senior engineers — this is not a staff/principal-level role
  • Technical Skills: Strong Python experience, ideally with tools like pydantic. Experience with LLMs, agentic systems, and evaluation pipelines for AI/ML systems
  • Cloud: Experience with a popular cloud provider (AWS preferred)
  • Attention to Detail: High attention to detail, able to execute at a high level with minimal supervision
  • Curiosity: A relentless desire to grow technically and learn about the freight industry
More about this role

BlueCargo is a fast-growing, VC-backed technology company transforming the logistics and supply chain industry. As the leader in container visibility and freight audit automation, our platform integrates fragmented data from terminals, carriers, and ports to deliver a single, intelligent interface that empowers shippers and logistics providers to make better, faster decisions. Our mission is to bring transparency, efficiency, and automation to global trade—one container at a time.

Backed by Y Combinator (W18) and leading investors, we raised our Series A in 2022 and are entering an exciting growth stage. Our platform is already trusted by hundreds of active customers and is helping them eliminate millions in unnecessary freight costs each year. As we scale, we’re investing deeply in engineering leadership to evolve our architecture, expand product capabilities, and lead the industry in data-driven logistics.

As an AI Engineer at BlueCargo, you'll own and mature our AI infrastructure and agentic systems — building on existing work in document parsing, rules creation, and evaluation pipelines. Your work will directly automate freight audit decisions, turning AI into a core...

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