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Part-Time Consultant – AI Product & Engineering Design (Remote)Mentor. Architect. Build AI That Redefines Construction. About Palcode.aiAtPalcode.ai , we’re on a mission to reinventPreconstruction— the forgotten engine room of the $10 trillion construction industry. Estimators still spend weeks buried in bid tabs. Project managers juggle fragmented data. Costly errors hide inside complex contracts. We're fixing this withpurpose-built AI agents— ones that actually work in the field, not just in a lab. Our platform transforms workflows fromweeks to hours , with real-world impact. We're backed byAWS for Startups ,Upekkha Accelerator , andMicrosoft for Startups— and we're just getting started. Why This Role is UniqueFounding Team DNA : This is more than a consulting role. It’s an invitation toco-create the DNA of the company . You’ll help us shape the product, the team, the engineering culture — and share in thelong-term equity upside . Play with Real AI : Experiment with real-world problems, not toy ML models. Build AI that understands bids, spots risks in contracts, and nudges projects away from disaster. Design from Scratch : Help design engineering rituals, mentorship frameworks, and hiring criteria — your fingerprints will be on every system we scale. Solve Unsolved Problems : Work on preconstruction workflows that no one has dared to automate before. Your ImpactIn thispart-time, high-influence role , you will: Architect and designcore AI systems and scalable backends Conductcode reviewsthat uplift engineering quality and developer thinking Mentor junior and mid-level developers with structured1:1 guidance and review rituals Participate intechnical hiring— from screening to final interviews Guide the team onclean code, modularity, and scalable system thinking Act as atechnical advisor and sounding boardfor founders on product direction Championexperimentation with AI/ML modelsacross NLP, Vision, and document parsing Our Tech PlaygroundLanguages : Python, FastAPI Infra : AWS Lambda, EC2, Docker, PostgreSQL AI : OpenAI, LangChain, HuggingFace, Vision Models Frontend : ReactJS (for internal tooling and user apps) You’re Likely a Fit If You...Have4–8 yearsof engineering experience with Python or full-stack development Havementored teams , designed architectures, and enjoy shaping the way people build Lovesolving practical problemswith emerging tech (especially AI/ML) Are curious, sharp, and enjoy thinking like aproduct engineer , not just a coder Thrive in a lean,zero-hierarchy startup culture What You’ll GetPart-time flexibilitywith high leverage on core strategy and execution Fast-track to founding team discussions and equity participation Ownership over how we design, review, and ship production AI systems Direct line tofounders, investors, and industry leaders The chance tohire your own team , influence the roadmap, and be part of a rocketship from Day 0.5 Location : Remote Engagement : Part-Time (Flexible Hours) Compensation : Competitive +Founding-Level Equity PathHow to Apply a quick intro and some of your proudest achievements — whether it's a team you built, a product you scaled, or a system you redesigned. Let’s talk. This is your chance toco-build an AI company from the inside— one that’s not chasing vanity metrics, but solving real, hairy problems in a $10T industry.