Principal AI Engineer - Venture Studio

About Moonsong LabsMoonsong Labs is a cutting-edge Web3 and AI venture studio and services company focused on driving projects and ideas in the next wave of developer and end user adoption. We're assembling a dream team of brilliant minds who are as excited as we are about building the future of the internet. Together, we'll disrupt traditional industries, empower individuals, and create a more equitable and transparent digital landscape. Examples of Moonsong Labs projects include Kluster.ai (Decentralised compute platform optimised for Machine learning use cases), Moonbeam (EVM compatible L1 optimized for cross chain use cases) and Tanssi (AppChain Infrastructure). 
The Venture Studio teamWe believe we are at a significant inflection point in technology where AI and web3 are both set to disrupt the way we work and interact with one another and we want to position ourselves right at the intersection of these two technologies.
Our Venture Studio team is focused on investigating, researching, designing, and building new solutions to help drive web3 and Machine learning user adoption and improve scalability, usability, and user experiences with the ultimate aim of launching each product as a stand alone company to add to our growing network of Moonsong Labs portfolio companies.
Your RoleYour work in the Venture studio team will include research, prototype development and presentations of initial proposals for web3 and ML infrastructure projects among other things. You will be working alongside our VP of Products to research and validate new ideas for the venture studio with a focus on AI and web3 technology stacks. We are working with bleeding edge open source technologies such as LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, various open source LLMs and blockchains like Starknet, zkSync etc.
The ideal candidate is an experienced Machine Learning Engineer that has experience working with various models, in particular LLMs, and ideally has low level programming experience in Rust, C, or C++. This role would be a good fit for an engineer that enjoys being creative and is comfortable with creating prototypes and MVPs without necessarily driving the project through to production.
You will have the opportunity to shape and develop the developer relations function of a leading company in Web3 and AI space. We foster a culture of autonomy and taking action so we expect you to bring your ideas, experience, and knowledge to help us create lasting solutions. This role offers the unique opportunity to join a company that is strategically positioned at the leading edge of the two most important technology trends in the market today. Reach out to us if you are interested in helping to drive a future, where blockchains and AI enable new, software native, and decentralized ways of coordinating and automating economic activity.

What you'll do:

• Hands on in architecting and designing early prototypes for technical validation.
• Turn prototypes into production grade architectures for internal development once projects move forward.
• Assist in recruiting a technical founding team for projects graduating to exit the studio.
• Demonstrate creativity in ideating and developing out-of-the-box solutions.
• Exhibit a hands-on approach to prototyping, and brainstorming business ideas and technical architectures to deliver them.
• Stay on top of the latest relevant (EVM ecosystem, Cryptography, ML Models) research and competitive efforts to identify synergistic ideas and approaches for Venture Studio projects.
• Keep an oversight over MSL core engineering services and projects for synergistic and project opportunities.

What you'll bring:

• Experience with Machine learning and software development.
• Experience with Python and/or Rust, Solidity.
• Hands on experience with LLM, tuning or using agentic workflow frameworks
• Ability to present to senior customer audiences, to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Experience working with customers to understand requirements and turn them into designs and implementations. This includes digging for opportunities based on information provided.
• Ability to create technical proposals and document designs.
• Ability to research new protocols and tech stacks to quickly understand mechanisms and key design elements / tradeoffs.
• Knowledge of web3 infrastructure protocols, architectures, and the current web3 landscape is a plus but not required.

Perks and Benefits:

• 100% Remote
• Flexible vacation policy
• Health and Dental plans (for US based employees)
• Direct line of access to Managing Partners and senior leadership; A flat organizational structure and the camaraderie of working alongside committed professionals focused on providing dedicated mentorship, respectful feedback, and career advancement
• Continuous learning & development

Ready to Shape the Future? Join Us Today! Equal Opportunity is the law, and at Moonsong Labs, we are ardently committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let us know.