Founding Engineer (AI) jobs in Washington DC

First five hires at AI-native startups. Heavy equity, heavy ownership.

Median base
$224,000
Equity
0.5–2.0%
Location
Washington DC, USA

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Other roles in Washington DC

Staff ML Engineer
$301,000 base
Senior AI Engineer
$250,000 base
Principal Data Engineer
$286,000 base
ML Research Engineer
$291,000 base
AI Infrastructure Engineer
$296,000 base
AI Product Engineer
$219,000 base
Applied ML Engineer
$240,000 base
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