---
title: 'Applied AI Engineer at Thread AI'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/applied-ai-engineer-thread-ai-new-york-c275dtch7fs9'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-09-10'
---

# Applied AI Engineer at Thread AI

- **Company:** Thread AI
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-08-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thread-ai/6b9746f5-e6af-4316-be2a-eff0fd672527

## Job description

Thread AI Thread AI is focused on building an AI-native workflow orchestration engine looking for dedicated individuals to join its growing team. Our goal is to make infrastructure simple for enterprises and public sector agencies seeking to get the most from AI. Headquartered in New York, our growing team is a group of AI, product, and engineering experts, who have a track record of creating and executing against complex workflows and infrastructure.

Engineering Culture We're a small and committed technical team that oversees engineering, research, design, product, and operations. We believe that a small dedicated team with a flat structure and collaborative culture can move faster and build better products than large hierarchical organizations.

## About The Role

We are looking for a skilled engineer to play a key role in developing robust AI workflows. On a daily basis, you will build end-to-end customer workflows, take them to production, and solve real world problems. You will be responsible for creating innovative, scalable, and high-performing software solutions that meet both the needs of our customers and the company's strategic objectives. You will also work directly with sales and marketing on forward leaning prototypes that will help shape the future product and infrastructure roadmaps of Thread AI and our customers.

## What We're Looking For

- 5+ years of strong engineering background with a focus on delivering production AI workflows with experience in data processing pipelines and advanced analytics tools
- Experience working with AI/ML tools and products, with an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the technologies
- Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
- Ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, with a strong spike in clear communication to both internal and external stakeholders
- Experience with database systems (SQL/NoSQL, embeddings) and data storage solutions.
- A strong emphasis on high decomp skills, with the ability think creatively to develop effective solutions to complex design challenges while balancing project delivery expectations
- Work experience with software development best practices, including version control (e.g., Git), automated testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)
- Leadership and collaboration qualities, enthusiasm for real-world, responsible impact
- Ability and interest in traveling, if needed to client sites, but flexible based on personal preferences

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, or age, we encourage you to apply! Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role and the company but your past experience doesn’t align with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply anyway - we'd love to get to know you and see if there's a place for you at Thread!

## Compensation

$145,000 - $200,000 + Equity

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national or U.S. lawful, permanent resident.

This is a full-time, in-person position based at our New York City office.

## About Thread AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Thread AI builds Lemma, a composable AI orchestration infrastructure and workflow platform that enables enterprises to safely deploy governed, reliable AI agents in mission-critical operations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed + Series A funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Angela McNeal (CEO) and Mayada Gonimah (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI infrastructure / enterprise software
- **Target customers**: Regulated industries, Fortune 500 enterprises, public sector agencies, and any organization running business‑critical processes that require audit, control, and reliability.
- **Mission**: Bridge the gap between powerful AI models and production operations by providing controlled autonomy – letting AI agents act independently within clearly defined operational boundaries.

## Products & Services
- **Lemma** – A composable AI orchestration infrastructure and workflow builder. Key features include:
  - Drag‑and‑drop workflow builder plus code‑first SDK and API access (REST, gRPC, GraphQL, SFTP).
  - Built‑in security and governance: SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, GDPR, CJIS compliance; AES‑256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit; PII redaction; full audit trails.
  - Glass‑box observability with complete traceability for every agent decision and system access.
  - Dynamic workflow planning and execution supporting non‑deterministic, multi‑step agentic paths.
  - Human‑in‑the‑loop guardrails for critical decision points.
  - Deployment flexibility: VPC, on‑premises, or multi‑tenant SaaS.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$26M** across two rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - Seed round (Oct 2024): $6M led by **Index Ventures** (5 investors)
  - Series A (Jul 2025): $20M led by **Greycroft** (6 investors)
  - Additional seed investor in 2023
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **+75% YoY** to 24 employees.
  - LinkedIn followers grew **+191% year‑over‑year** (3,213 followers).
  - Powering production AI in Fortune 500 operations and public sector agencies.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founding team** – Former Heads of AI/ML Product and Engineering at Palantir Technologies, bringing deep experience deploying large‑scale data systems in the world’s most demanding environments.
- **“Controlled Autonomy” architecture** – Enables autonomous agents to operate within defined guardrails, satisfying both builder flexibility and enterprise compliance.
- **Enterprise‑grade compliance out‑of‑the‑box** – SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, GDPR, CJIS – no need to retrofit governance later.
- **Vendor‑agnostic composability** – Connects existing systems without replacing them (REST, gRPC, GraphQL, SFTP, SDKs).
- **Glass‑box observability** – Every workflow versioned, traced, and audit‑ready from first deployment.

## Strategic Focus
- Safely deploying AI in regulated environments where failure has real business consequences.
- Reducing infrastructure complexity so builders can prototype and productionize on a single platform without rebuilding.
- Maintaining strict data control: customers own their data and agents; no vendor lock‑in.

## Why Work Here
- **Founding story** – Built by AI leaders who left Palantir to solve one of AI’s hardest problems: reliable, governed deployment of agents.
- **Engineering culture** – Emphasizes “deep work, engineering excellence, and solving real‑world enterprise challenges.”
- **Growth trajectory** – Rapidly growing (24 employees, +75% YoY) with strong investor backing; early hires have significant impact.
- **Location & flexibility** – Office in New York, NY. Roles listed for New York; not explicitly remote/hybrid but open positions span engineering, sales, operations.
- **Notable perks** – Engineering‑first environment, opportunity to shape the infrastructure layer for enterprise AI.

## Sources
1. [threadai.com – Platform page](https://www.threadai.com/platform)
2. [threadai.com – Company page](https://www.threadai.com/company)
3. [linkedin.com – Thread AI Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thread-ai)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com – Open positions at Thread AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thread-ai)

## Other roles at Thread AI

- [AI Builder Advocate](https://feeny.ai/job/ai-builder-advocate-thread-ai-new-york-78hfk01hffrw) — New York, NY
- [Federal Deployment Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/federal-deployment-lead-thread-ai-new-york-apb76ectnh4a) — New York, NY
- [Business Development Representative](https://feeny.ai/job/business-development-representative-thread-ai-new-york-qgm8m80sn7t8) — New York, NY
- [Technical Recruiter](https://feeny.ai/job/technical-recruiter-thread-ai-new-york-4f1mj5pbf8xp) — New York, NY
- [Applied AI Strategist](https://feeny.ai/job/applied-ai-strategist-thread-ai-new-york-mw8rqtc8ns93) — New York, NY
- [Applied AI Designer](https://feeny.ai/job/applied-ai-designer-thread-ai-new-york-dmjwqdkntdxw) — New York, NY
- [Enterprise Account Executive](https://feeny.ai/job/enterprise-account-executive-thread-ai-new-york-y7rbrqm7wwzn) — New York, NY
- [Software Engineer - Security](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-security-thread-ai-new-york-5md7x852hyw6) — New York, NY
- [Software Engineer - Infrastructure](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-infrastructure-thread-ai-new-york-sf0v8sqcm566) — New York, NY
- [Software Engineer - Frontend](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-frontend-thread-ai-new-york-ftfdtf1w62j7) — New York, NY