Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Build the Systems That Make AI Real Mission You will take early-stage AI agents and turn them into robust, high-performance systems running on PowerNodes. You own: System correctness → performance → reliability. About PAI3 Network We are building a decentralised AI network where all inference runs locally. No cloud. No central control. Just secure, private AI systems. How We Work You will: - Use Cursor + Claude to build systems - Operate in an AI-first engineering model - Optimise inference and agent behaviour - Work on local, edge-based systems You will NOT: - Rely on Kubernetes, Docker, or cloud pipelines - Build traditional backend systems Core Responsibilities System Engineering - Turn agents into reliable systems - Optimise execution and inference AI Model Work - Work with PyTorch, LoRA, QLoRA when needed - Optimise models for local execution Agent Orchestration - Use LangChain / LangGraph - Design stable, multi-step workflows Integration - Build APIs and bindings to real systems - Ensure clean system interaction What We Expect - Strong engineering fundamentals - Experience building AI systems - Comfort working with AI-assisted development - Ability to operate without rigid structure Logistics - 1099 independent contractor - Full-time, on-site — Cary, NC - $42,000–$72,000 annually --- IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING This is a 1099 independent contractor position. Full-time on-site presence at our Cary, NC office is required — remote and hybrid arrangements are not available. OPT, STEM OPT, F-1, and H-1B visas are not compatible with a 1099 contract and will not be accepted. PAI3 Network — AI you can trust. AI you can own.