# AI Engineer - New Verticals at Protege

- Company: Protege
- What the company does: Protege is the trusted source for AI-ready, real world data and expertise at every stage of the AI lifecycle. Backed by a16z and CRV.
- Company website: https://withprotege.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/protege/f8b0350b-c5e3-447d-8d01-04bfc5e04f22
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/protege-ai-engineer-new-verticals/

## About the role

We are building Protege to solve the biggest unmet need in AI — getting access to the right training data. The process today is time intensive, incredibly expensive, and often ends in failure. The Protege platform facilitates the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of engineering experience, including meaningful 0→1 work as a founding engineer, early technical lead, or builder in a highly ambiguous environment
- Strong engineering generalist instincts with a backend and data orientation
- Hands-on experience with Python and SQL
- Comfort working across infrastructure, application logic, and data systems
- Ability to create structure where none exists and move quickly without a fully defined roadmap
- Strong technical judgment, especially around short-term delivery versus long-term architecture

Tags: Engineering