# AI Engineer at BlueCargo

- Company: BlueCargo (YC S18)
- What the company does: The automated solution for complex freight transactions. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.bluecargo.io/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, US / Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $130K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bluecargo/jobs/QYYIKhR-ai-engineer?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bluecargo-ai-engineer/

## 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

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bluecargo-ai-engineer/