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Senior AI Engineer, Evaluation & Optimization

Vantaca · Palo Alto, United States · On-site

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About Vantaca

Simplify HOA management with software that handles everything from financials to communication. Enhance homeowner experience with the best HOA software!

About the role

We run millions of AI tasks in production and are hiring a Senior AI Engineer, Evaluation & Optimization to own the systems, experiments, and feedback loops that determine how those tasks use AI models. AI models are improving rapidly, but model capability alone does not determine production performance. Model choice, prompts, context, tool use, routing, retries, and execution design all affect whether a task succeeds and what that success costs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Strong software engineering skills in TypeScript and Node.js
  • Experience building production systems that use LLMs or other machine-learning models
  • Experience operating high-volume or high-reliability services
  • Experience designing and running rigorous model evaluations
  • Strong understanding of modern LLM APIs and model behavior
  • Experience working with production traces, datasets, and experimentation infrastructure
More about this role

HOAi is the fastest-growing company revolutionizing the community association management industry. Our AI workforce platform integrates machine learning technology to streamline labor-heavy processes, eliminating inefficiencies and driving scalability. With rapid growth in the AI space, we are pushing boundaries to redefine industry standards. HOAi Agents go beyond traditional AI by proactively executing complex, multi-step processes with human-like reasoning—working autonomously, 24/7, across your entire operation. This transformation optimizes labor costs, enables growth without additional hires, and ensures faster, higher-quality service for residents and board members.

HOAi was acquired by Vantaca in the fall of 2024. Vantaca just achieved unicorn status with a $1.25B valuation, so it's safe to say we're past the "scrappy startup phase." We're not just building a successful company – we're building the category-defining platform that will transform how an entire industry operates.

  • Growing 100% year-over-year
  • Our AI product (HOAi) went from $0 to millions in months
  • Backed by Cove Hill Partners and JMI Private Equity
  • 6M+ doors on our platform, displacing legacy...

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