True Classic is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI driven applications and workflows that address key business challenges across the organization. The role involves cross functional collaboration to embed AI capabilities into customer acquisition, lifetime value, and operational processes.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop AI powered applications, tools, and workflows that tackle high impact True Classic business problems
- Construct AI agents, automation pipelines, and large language model powered features spanning acquisition, retention, and operations
- Implement and integrate RESTful APIs to enable secure and efficient data access across the tech stack
- Write clean, maintainable production grade code in Python, React, Node.js, and related frameworks
- Deploy and manage applications on AWS and other cloud platforms using modern CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with marketing, finance, operations, and commercial teams to address their most challenging problems
- Lead code reviews, enforce best practices, and drive continuous improvement
- Evaluate and adopt AI tools that fit the stack and remain at the forefront to bring new capabilities
Requirements
- Professional experience in AI engineering or software development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong expertise in AI prompting, engineering workflows, and working with LLMs such as Claude or OpenAI
- Proficiency in Python, React, Node.js, Express.js; SQL/PostgreSQL a plus
- Hands-on experience with cloud and DevOps: AWS, Heroku, GitHub CI/CD
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
- Systems thinker capable of architecting end-to-end solutions
- Creative, tenacious, and able to operate effectively in ambiguous situations with urgency
Technologies
- Python
- React
- Node.js
- Express.js
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Heroku
- GitHub CI/CD
- Claude
- OpenAI
- RESTful API design
- Meta, Google, TikTok, Klaviyo, Triple Whale, Shopify
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: USD 75,000 - 85,000 per year, plus bonus.
- Company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- $100/month Wellness Stipend
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- $100/month Personal Workspace/Office Stipend
- $1,000/year True Classic merchandise allowance
- 401(k) plan with 3% company match
Cross Functional Collaboration
- Marketing: AI powered acquisition, creative testing, audience targeting, and lifecycle tools
- eCommerce & Product: Personalization, search, merchandising, and conversion optimization
- Operations: Automation of high friction workflows across supply chain and fulfillment
- Finance & BI: Align AI initiatives with revenue, margin, and efficiency KPIs
- Commercial Channels: Solutions applicable to DTC, wholesale, marketplace, and international
Workplace Arrangement
This role is on-site, five days a week, based in Calabasas, California.
Why True Classic
True Classic is a rapidly growing consumer brand with AI driven leadership and a strong commitment to innovation. The role offers exposure to industry leading, pioneering work not commonly found in consumer brands, with opportunities for rapid growth in scope, title, and compensation. The position provides real impact on the experiences of millions of customers globally within a collaborative, human centered environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience at a direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, or consumer brand
- Familiarity with the stack: Meta, Google, TikTok, Klaviyo, Triple Whale, Shopify
- Experience with prompt engineering best practices for AI driven workflows
- Track record deploying scalable AI solutions in production environments
