AI Systems Architect

About Us:

At 1848 Ventures, we're not just building companies, we're shaping the future. As a venture studio focused on B2B SaaS startups powered by data and AI, we're on a mission to transform the SMB market in industries like construction, real estate, hospitality, retail, and restaurants. Our team of venture builders, data scientists, engineers, and designers leverage cutting-edge AI to build products that empower SMB businesses to succeed.

We're not following traditional playbooks; we're creating our own. Join us, and help drive innovation in industries where data and AI can make a real impact.

The Opportunity:

1848 Ventures is hiring an AI Systems Architect to lead the development of foundational infrastructure that enables the studio’s transformation into an AI-first venture builder. You will be the technical brain behind our internal AI stack—integrating third-party LLMs with proprietary SMB data and tooling to support ideation, validation, product development, and GTM.

You’ll build a modular, scalable architecture for data ingestion, orchestration, and agentic workflows, powering everything from insight hubs to co-pilots. You’ll also partner closely with the Head of Knowledge AI to translate structured information into systems usable by the team and AI.

This role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience building AI pipelines and autonomous workflows, who thrives in fast-paced, exploratory environments.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead technical execution of our “AI Knowledge Engine,” including metadata systems.
• Architect and prototype agentic AI systems for data ingestion, summarization, annotation, and enrichment.
• Architect the studio’s internal multi-agent workflow systems (e.g., research bots, synthesis agents, outreach copilot).
• Rapidly prototype internal GPTs, API-driven workflows, and lightweight internal tools (web apps, dashboards).
• Own infrastructure decisions across hosting, scale, extensibility, and access management.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Innovation Engine teams to build custom research or agents.
• Work closely with the Head of Knowledge AI and Applied AI Lead to make structured knowledge accessible and actionable.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years in applied AI, ML engineering, or data infrastructure; strong preference for startup/studio or product build environments.
• Deep familiarity with LLMs and multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
• Responsible for designing, building, maintaining and improving AI systems that handle real-time and batch processing of diverse content types (e.g., text, audio, video).
• A strategic technical leader who sets clear direction, guides architecture decisions, and empowers teams to deliver scalable, high-impact AI solutions.
• Ability to quickly prototype and deploy internal tools and web-based UIs
• Strategic mindset with a bias toward pragmatic, scrappy execution.

What Does Great Look Like:

• Internal AI-powered products are adopted company-wide, significantly boosting productivity and elevating work quality across teams. 
• Tools are built with adaptability in mind, designed to evolve alongside AI 

Why Join Us?

• Play a mission-critical role in transforming 1848V into an AI-first venture studio.
• Shape the future of AI infrastructure in a venture context, applying your skills across research, validation, product development, and GTM.
• Partner with Venture Leaders, including the Head of AI Knowledge Systems and the Applied AI Lead, to turn theory into scalable, working systems.
• Be part of a nimble, entrepreneurial team where your decisions matter, your code ships fast, and your systems enable breakthrough ideas.

Travel & Location

This role is a remote role. Occasional travel may be required for team collaboration.