Prototype Engineer

About this role

Higharc seeks a Prototype Engineer to bridge AI/ML research and production capabilities on their homebuilding platform. You'll integrate experimental models and research outputs into the product, work across Python and TypeScript stacks, and collaborate with customers to validate and refine new features.

What you'll do

• Design tools exposing AI/ML capabilities to autonomous agents for production homebuilding use-cases
• Integrate research outputs into the Higharc product as packages and components
• Wire new capabilities end-to-end across Python ML services and TypeScript/React frontend via API
• Build frameworks for rapid prototype evaluation, iteration, and promotion
• Translate between research and product engineering teams, converting notebooks and models into maintainable code
• Participate in customer-facing labs to validate prototypes and inform priorities

What they're looking for

• Python and TypeScript/React
• AI/ML integration into production systems
• LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source)
• Vector databases and RAG architectures
• API design and evaluation design
• PyTorch, HuggingFace, and ML ecosystem tools
• CI/CD and testing frameworks
• Agentic frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with significant equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and remote-first work environment
• Meaningful maternity/paternity leave
• Short and long-term disability plans and 401K
• Home office stipend for remote setup