Applied AI, Engineer & Creator
About The Position
Tenex is a company where builders, operators, and problem-solvers collaborate to help ambitious companies transition from being AI-absent to AI-native. They operate at the intersection of strategy and engineering, embedding AI SWAT teams into organizations to solve complex problems and achieve measurable outcomes. Tenex emphasizes hands-on work, embedding with clients to drive transformation rather than relying on presentations and hand-offs. The company culture is characterized by intellectual curiosity, radical ownership, and a belief in the power of diverse teams to challenge assumptions, move quickly, and uphold high standards. They aim to provide an environment where individuals can work on impactful projects alongside motivating colleagues.
Requirements
- 3+ years shipping production software end-to-end, using AI coding tools in production
- Demonstrated ability to turn complex problems into scalable systems
- Regular use of AI coding tools in your workflow, with deep knowledge of the current AI landscape
- Ability to teach technical concepts, including to non-technical audiences
- Creator’s instinct for identifying shareable moments and producing content end-to-end
- Strong operational discipline managing multiple projects and client workstreams
- Intellectual curiosity about the evolving AI landscape
- High ownership with a collaborative approach to raising team standards
Nice To Haves
- Public work artifacts—open source, side projects, talks or writing on applied AI
- Experience shipping production agentic systems (not POCs)
- Experience creating content online
- A small, but mighty following online
Responsibilities
- Ship real software and internal tools while documenting the process
- Walk into client codebases and deliver working AI workflows
- Design reliable, auditable agent systems with humans in the loop
- Ramp quickly into unfamiliar technology stacks
- Leverage agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) and iterate on systems as they scale in production
- Produce videos, posts, threads, and playbooks explaining your builds
- Translate AI capabilities into actionable language for non-technical audiences
- Lead workshops and hackathons (minimum 2x/month) that move participants from observers to operators
- Test new models and tools as they release, with informed opinions
- Establish a repeating cycle of building, content creation, and workshops
- Share learnings across engagements to compound team impact
Benefits
- Medical (PPO/HSA), dental, and vision coverage
- 100% employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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