Job description
Position: AI Engineer (Multimodal Focus) Location: Remote Category: Full-time (40 hours) Compensation: Fair Market Value, Equity-Based Compensation Model Until Break-Even
Welcome to the forefront of transformational change. At SOULCHI, we are driven by a vision that blends virtues-based leadership, conscious growth, and a commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As an equity-based startup team member, you’re not just joining a team; you’re embarking on a journey to shape a more harmonious and sustainable world. We believe that true progress stems from the fusion of innovation and values, and that’s exactly what you’ll find here – a dynamic environment where your talents will thrive, your ideas will flourish, and your impact will resonate far beyond. Join us in rewriting the narrative of leadership and making a lasting difference that echoes through generations.
Position: AI Engineer (Multimodal Focus)
Role Overview: We seek an AI Engineer to develop vertical AI agents with conversational and voice capabilities. You’ll create LangChain/LangGraph-based systems on Vertex AI that interpret emotional context from speech, text, and visual inputs.
Core Responsibilities: Vertical AI Agent Development
- Build domain-specific wellness agents with coaching reasoning capabilities
- Implement agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph) for RAG systems
- Develop specialized memory architectures for long-context personalization
Conversational & Voice AI Integration
- Create emotion-aware dialogue systems using speech/text inputs
- Optimize voice AI pipelines (ASR/TTS) with emotional prosody control
- Design real-time conversational interfaces for Flutter apps
Multimodal Emotion Intelligence
- Engineer cross-modal fusion techniques (voice tonality + text sentiment)
- Fine-tune LLMs (Gemini, Claude) for emotional alignment and ethical responses
- Research affective computing methods for cultural sensitivity
Performance Optimization
- Develop Firebase-integrated APIs (Python/Node.js) with <300ms latency
- Implement cost-efficient inference architectures (<$0.0005 per interaction)
- Build auto-evaluation systems for conversational quality
Qualifications / Technical Requirements
- 3+ years building production AI systems
- Mastery of Vertex AI stack (Pipelines, Model Garden, tuning tools)
- Strong background with frameworks like LangChain / LangGraph
- Proficiency in conversational and voice AI
- Experience with vertical agent development (domain-specific reasoning)
- Demonstrated success in latency optimization for real-time AI
- Shipped 2+ AI products with conversational/voice components
- Experience with ethical AI validation
Equity-Based Compensation Opportunity:
As part of the SOULCHI team, you’ll take part in our equity-based compensation model, aligning your success with the success of our business. After much research we have found the fairest equity model for a startup. We use the Slicing Pie model. First phase is equity-based only, which we are currently in. Equity calculations move dynamically based on your fair market rate and actual number of hours worked. In the second phase, which happens at the break-even point, the equity freezes at each member’s current earned percentage and compensation switches to salary + benefits. Your equity percentage gets paid out annually as part of the profit sharing. This is more than a job; it’s an opportunity to own a piece of the future.
We request you only apply for this position if you believe an equity-based model is the perfect fit for you. A more detailed explanation from the professor who created the model can be found on Youtube, ‘ Pie Slicer Equity Split Software’ by Slicing Pie.
We understand the importance of work-life balance and recognize that each individual has unique scheduling needs. As such, we offer flexibility in working hours for the Full-Stack Developer role, with the opportunity to work anywhere between 15 to 40 hours per week, depending on the candidate’s availability and suitability for the role.
Thank you for considering SOULCHI.
How to Apply: To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your alignment with our mission and the value you can bring to our team. Join our passionate team and be part of a transformative journey to spread virtues, create social impact, and contribute to a more loving and peaceful world. Together, we can harness the power of technology to bring the truth of oneness to the center of societies worldwide.
