Visiting Engineer: AICoS (AI Chief Of Staff)

TL;DR

Visiting Engineer (AI): Building an AI-powered chief of staff tool to automate post-meeting coordination with an accent on extraction pipelines and auto-sorting engines. Focus on developing a working prototype that maps action items to project contexts and generates automated follow-ups.

Location: On-site in Mountain View, CA. Candidates must be within commuting distance.

Salary: $10,000 per month

Company

hirify.global is Andrew Ng's venture studio that identifies high-potential applied AI ideas and creates new companies from scratch.

What you will do

• Build a meeting-to-action-item extraction pipeline with accurate project and person routing.
• Develop an auto-sorting engine that maps action items to the correct project context and assignee.
• Create a nudge and follow-up generation system to draft communications without human intervention.
• Ship a working prototype for single-manager daily use to validate retention and value.
• Make key infrastructure and platform choices, balancing prototyping speed with scalability.
• Collaborate closely with Andrew Ng and the hirify.global team to move the idea from concept to product.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience building applications incorporating Generative AI.
• Direct experience with workflow automation systems or productivity tool development.
• NLP pipeline experience for structured extraction from unstructured text (transcripts, emails).
• Integration development across Slack, Asana, Notion, and Google Workspace APIs.
• Proficiency with Python and modern front-end technologies.
• Expertise in RAG, vector databases, and agentic platforms like LangGraph or CrewAI.

Nice to have

• Experience with meeting transcription or audio processing pipelines.
• Prior work on task management or calendar intelligence tools.
• Experience as a founding engineer or technical lead at an early-stage company.
• Interest in product design and rapid prototyping methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• 12-week residency based in Mountain View, CA.
• Opportunity to become a co-founder if the product idea validates.
• Direct mentorship and collaboration with Andrew Ng.
• Potential for significant seed funding ($1M check at $4M valuation) upon validation.

Hiring process

• Candidates will be asked to complete a Builder Challenge as part of the interview process.