AI Fund
Product Builder-Senior Associate
$185K–$225K
Mountain View, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Education
- A STEM or research degree from a top research university, or an equivalent background where you've built the same rigor.
About the job
Rapidly prototypes AI company ideas, tests them with users, and turns feedback into market evidence for partners and founders.
What you'll do
- Identify, shape, and validate company ideas with commercial partners and founders; build prototypes and conduct user research.
- Support partners and founders during the 12-week Build with product design and go-to-market work.
- Present findings and read technical materials on frontier AI to inform future builds.
What they ask for
- Technical ability, understanding of frontier AI, and hands-on experience coding with AI.
- Experience as an engineer, product manager, or in go-to-market.
- Hands-on experience building GenAI applications, including LLM calls, RAG, agentic workflows, and evals; skill with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
- Ability to communicate rigorously and support views with analysis; STEM or research degree from a top research university, or equivalent background demonstrating the same rigor.
Nice to have
- Experience shipping MVPs, prototypes, or early-stage products.
- Interest or experience in product design and product thinking; contributions to open-source GenAI projects or tools.
Pay
USD 185,000–225,000 (per-year-salary); base salary
Tools
GenAI, LLM calls, RAG, agentic workflows, evals, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
AI focus
Build and test GenAI prototypes, evaluate ideas with users, and stay current with frontier AI research and models.
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