Applied AI Engineer and Creator
TenexI need to hire 100 people in the next 12 months.
Tenex is a rocket ship. Unlike anything I've seen.
Our biggest bottleneck is keeping up hiring with the tidal wave of demand we're seeing.
WTF is Tenex? A 15-month-old, NYC-based applied AI consultancy & lab growing 10x YoY. We help F2000 enterprises through the AI transformation journey & incubate businesses based on hard-earned lessons from spending each day inside of enterprises.
We're hiring for 5 key roles (from engineering to consulting to content):
1. Forward Deployed Engineer
No bullshit description: solve hard AF problems & build agentic systems for big, messy enterprises by living on the frontier of AI
Dollars & cents: $140-200k base; 80-184k annual bonus (average OTE: 302k)
Non-negotiables: 3-8 years building and shipping production software end-to-end, track record of turning complex problems into clean, scalable systems, and expert at using agentic coding tools to raise the quality and the throughput of everything you ship.
Interview process: app --> screen --> hiring manager --> take home --> systems design --> final round
No bullshit description: Walks into a room full of skeptics and walks out with believers. You translate frontier AI into real business outcomes: part consultant, part builder, part closer, all trust.
Dollars & cents: $130-180k base, $20-60k annual bonus (average OTE: $200k)
Non-negotiables: can get smart on a business/client wicked fast, knack for building deep trust, minimum AI-proficiency ideally AI-fluency, commercially minded
Interview process: app --> screen --> hiring manager --> on-site panel/case study --> final round
No bullshit description: 1/3 building with AI, 1/3 creating content about AI, 1/3 AI educator
Dollars & cents: $125k base, $30k annual target bonus
Non-negotiables: always on the bleeding edge of what's happening in AI, ripping tokens like it's your day job, love for creating content & teaching people
Interview process: app --> screening --> content assignment --> final round
4. Engineering Creator
No bullshit description: 1/3 engineer, 1/3 content creator, 1/3 AI educator
Dollars & cents: $180-200k base, $80-120k annual target bonus
Non-negotiables: 10x engineer, love for teaching others, strong public speaking abilities
Interview process: app --> screening --> hiring manager --> systems design --> content assignment --> final round
No bullshit description: own Tenex's long-form editorial content (newsletter + website franchises)
Dollars & cents: $140k base, $20k annual target bonus
Non-negotiables: whipsmart writer, obsessed with AI space & building AI systems, purveyor of narratives
Interview process: app --> screening --> writing assignment --> in-person working session --> final decision
If you're a fit, apply to one of our jobs here:
Posted by: Alex Lieberman, Co-founder
ABOUT TENEX
Tenex is where builders, operators, and problem-solvers come together to help the world’s most ambitious companies go from AI-absent to AI-native. We work at the intersection of strategy and engineering, embedding elite AI SWAT teams directly into organizations to turn complex, high-stakes problems into real, measurable outcomes. We don’t do slide decks and hand-offs; we sit in the trenches alongside our clients to build & drive real transformation.
We operate with the speed of a startup and the rigor of a storied institution. Our culture is built on intellectual curiosity, radical ownership, and a belief that exceptional work comes from diverse teams who are empowered to challenge assumptions, move fast, and hold each other to a higher standard. If you want to work on projects that actually matter, alongside people who push you to be your best, Tenex is the place to do it.
THE ROLE
This role sits at the intersection of engineering and storytelling. You’ll ship production AI systems — walking into client codebases and delivering working AI workflows that change how organizations operate — while documenting the work publicly. You’ll build with frontier AI tools (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor), own features end-to-end from architecture through deployment and client relationships, and turn what you learn into educational content for operators and founders. You’ll lead customer workshops ranging from hackathons to function-specific training, and report directly to co-founder Alex Lieberman.
The emphasis is on production systems that run independently and on content that moves audiences from observers to operators.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
BUILD
• 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
CREATE & TEACH
• 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
QUALIFICATIONS
• 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
BONUS
• 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
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
• $240,000–$320,000 OTE
• Medical (PPO/HSA), dental, and vision coverage
• 100% employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible PTO