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GreenLite Technologies, Inc. is hiring: Senior Machine Learning Engineer in New

GreenLite Technologies, Inc., New York, NY, United States


Our Company
The U.S. construction permitting process is a black box. Over 500,000 forms and 20,000 processes, yet 95% of cities use the same building code. Every permitting delay costs businesses revenue, stalls expansion, and disrupts construction schedules. Founded in 2022 by builders, entrepreneurs, and industry experts, GreenLite eliminates permitting uncertainty for developers nationwide. We combine AI-powered technology with an in-house team of registered architects, engineers, and city planners to deliver the fastest, most predictable path to permit approval. Our expert-led compliance process ensures plans are code-ready before submission, reducing revisions, delays, and costs. GreenLite has raised $86M in venture funding from leading investors including Insight Partners, Energize Capital, Craft Ventures, LiveOak Ventures, Trust Ventures, and Chicago Ventures. National brands, including Walgreens, TD Bank, and Driven Brands, trust us to accelerate approvals, reduce risk, and unlock growth.

Why this role matters
We're on a mission to automate one of the most costly and expertise-dependent bottlenecks in the built environment — construction plan review. Today, plan review is slow, expensive, and highly manual, requiring licensed experts to navigate thousands of unique jurisdictional construction codes and complex architectural documents. We believe AI can help.

As a key hire in our AI engineering organization, you’ll operate with a founder mindset, help in defining our long‑term data strategy, and help to grow multiple squads behind it. GreenLite is building agentic workflows that compress permitting cycle time across thousands of jurisdictions—spanning permit intake, checklist generation, document QA, code citation, and review ops inside LiteTable. Your work turns messy PDFs/CAD plans and scattered code texts into decisive, auditable agent actions that help customers get permits faster.

Our agent stack leans on:

Bedrock AgentCore to deploy and operate agents securely at scale with session isolation, long-running workloads, built-in tools, memory, identity, gateway, and observability.

LangGraph for graph-based orchestration and error-tolerant control flow.

Strands Agents for structured reasoning and tool use.

What you’ll do:

Design & ship production agents: Own one or more high-impact agent workflows (e.g., Permit Intake Triage, Smart Document QA, Compliance Comment Copilot, Code Lookup inside LiteTable). Compose multi-step graphs (LangGraph) with Strands-based reasoning/tooling and develop internal/external tools for targeting heterogeneous datasets.

Operationalize on Bedrock AgentCore: Use Runtime for secure, scalable hosting and streaming; Gateway to expose APIs as agent-ready tools; Memory for persistent context; Identity for least-privilege access; Observability for traces/metrics; and built-in Browser/Code-Interpreter where appropriate.

Evaluation & safety harness: Stand up task-level and end-to-end evals (success rate, cost, latency, human-handoff rate) and regression suites; borrow ideas from AgentBench/WebArena/SWE-bench where useful but bias toward domain-grounded tests for permitting.

Retrieval & knowledge: Partner with Data to wire agents to building-code knowledge (RAG), evaluate vector store options (incl. S3 Vectors preview, or Pinecone ) and set up durable knowledge interfaces the agents can trust.

UX handoffs: Collaborate with Product/Design to craft agent-first reviewer UX in LiteTable (great inline citations, diffs, and remediation suggestions).

Quality & reliability: Build fault-tolerant flows (retries/rollbacks/compensation), observability dashboards, and on-call runbooks for agent incidents.

Technical leadership: Create internal libraries/templates for agent patterns; mentor engineers; review designs with domain experts (architects/code officials).

You may be a fit if you have:

Agent frameworks: Depth with LangGraph (graph orchestration, state, recovery) and Strands Agents (structured tool reasoning); experience integrating MCP clients/servers.

Production chops: 7–12+ years shipping high-reliability backend or ML systems (Python/TypeScript), cloud infra (AWS), containers (ECS/EKS), CI/CD, IaC, and secure integration patterns.

Retrieval & data: Hands‑on with RAG, document stores/vector DBs (bonus: knowledge of Pinecone or early exposure to S3 Vectors ), schema/versioning for code texts and comments.

Evaluation mindset: Ability to design realistic, auditable testbeds; familiarity with agent benchmarks (and their pitfalls) and how to turn real user flows into acceptance tests.

Safety & governance: Policy-driven guardrails (Grounding checks, topic/word filters), auditability, and human-in-the-loop controls.

Domain empathy: Curiosity for building codes, plan sets, and reviewer workflows; comfort working with messy PDFs/CAD and plan-review UX.

Bedrock AgentCore knowledge: Nice to have - comfort with Runtime (session isolation, 8‑hour sessions, large payloads), Memory, Gateway, Identity, Observability, and built-in Browser/Code-Interpreter.

Nice-to-haves: CrewAI/AutoGen/LlamaIndex experience; Apryse or similar PDF tooling; geospatial data; prior work in AEC/reg‑tech.

What success looks like

30 days: One production agent behind a feature flag with observability and a basic evaluation harness; measurable reduction in reviewer clicks/time on a scoped task in LiteTable. Hands on work with some aspect of our data to improve it for agentic work.

60 days: A small portfolio of cooperating agents (intake + doc QA + code lookup) in shadow/beta with Guardrails and human-handoff paths; clear reliability SLOs.

90 days: Participation in developing a plan for agents driving ≥25% faster reviews on target flows; stable on-call; cost/latency under thresholds; repeatable patterns/template repos useful for future agents.

Why Join Us?

Shape the data platform and labeling strategy that future hires will depend on.

Be an early technical leader on a high-impact AI product and trailblaze the first AI model for the building compliance industry.

Work directly with architects, engineers, and domain experts who shape the system.

Contribute to making the built world more efficient, sustainable, and safe.

Solve one of the most under-explored AI problems in the real world (with a huge market size).

Operating principles in action
Own It : You act like the CEO of our data layer—no broken pipelines on your watch.

Solve Real Problems : Every schema, pipeline, and quality check exists to deliver ML‑ready data that shortens training cycles and lifts model performance—turning raw construction files into fuel for CV & LLM models.

Full Send : You move with urgency, never at the expense of data integrity.

Be Real : Radical candor about trade‑offs and technical debt keeps the team honest.

If you’re ready to turn raw architectural drawings into the data engine that powers the first AI plan‑reviewer, we’d love to meet you.

Our team thrives on collaboration, so we’re in the office 4 days per week. In the summer, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, we switch to a 3-day in-office schedule to give everyone extra flexibility.

Thrive With GreenLite

Competitive Compensation : Generous base salary & access to our Employee Equity Program, so you can grow with us.

Performance-Based Annual Bonuses : Rewards for high-impact results and contributions that move the needle.

Premium Health Coverage : Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time team members and their families.

401(k) Retirement Plan : Helping you invest in your future with smart saving options.

Parental Leave : Generous parental leave for all parents to support your growing family.

Wellness Support : Monthly Wellness Stipend and full access to Wellhub, Talkspace, & Teladoc for your physical and mental well-being.

Weekly Team Lunches : Enjoy catered lunches every week in our NYC office. Great food, better company.

Company-Wide Team All Hands : Held twice a year, fostering transparency, alignment, and inspiration.

Team-Building Events : Regular opportunities to connect, collaborate, and celebrate as a team.

Unlimited PTO : Flexible time off so you can recharge, travel, or take care of life as needed.

Hybrid Work Environment : Our team thrives on collaboration, so we’re in the office 4 days per week. In the summer, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, we switch to a 3-day in-office schedule to give everyone extra flexibility.

Equal Opportunity Statement
GreenLite values people from all walks of life and professional backgrounds. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about the construction industry and want the opportunity to grow in your career, we encourage you to apply. GreenLite is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply.

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In Summary: Every permitting delay costs businesses revenue, stalls expansion, and disrupts construction schedules . GreenLite is building agentic workflows that compress permitting cycle time across thousands of jurisdictions . Your work turns messy PDFs/CAD plans and scattered code texts into decisive, auditable agent actions that help customers get permits faster .

En Español: Nuestra compañía El proceso de permisos para la construcción en Estados Unidos es una caja negra. Más de 500,000 formularios y 20,000 procesos, sin embargo, el 95% de las ciudades utilizan el mismo código de construcción. Cada retraso del permiso cuesta ingresos a los negocios, detiene la expansión e interrumpe los horarios de la construcción. Fundado en 2022 por constructores, empresarios y expertos de la industria, GreenLite elimina la incertidumbre de permitir para desarrolladores en todo el país. Combinamos tecnología impulsada por IA con un equipo interno de arquitectos registrados, ingenieros y urbanistas para ofrecer el camino más rápido y predecible para permitir la aprobación. Creemos que la IA puede ayudar. Como un empleado clave en nuestra organización de ingeniería de inteligencia artificial, operará con una mentalidad fundadora, ayudará a definir nuestra estrategia de datos a largo plazo y contribuirá a hacer crecer múltiples escuadrones detrás de ella. GreenLite está construyendo flujos de trabajo agenciales que comprimen el tiempo del ciclo permitido en miles de jurisdicciones que abarcan la entrada de permisos, generación de listas de verificación, documentación QA, citación de código y operaciones de revisión dentro de LiteTable. Su trabajo convierte los planos PDF / CAD desordenados y textos de código dispersos en acciones decisivas y auditables de agentes que ayudan a obtener permisos más rápidamente. Nuestro agente se apoya en: Bedrock AgentCore para desplegar y operar agentes de manera segura a escala con aislamiento, cargas de trabajo prolongadas, herramientas integradas, producción de memoria, identidad, puertas de acceso y observabilidad. Componer gráficos de múltiples pasos (LangGraph) con razonamiento/herramientas basadas en cadenas y desarrollar herramientas internas / externas para apuntar a conjuntos de datos heterogéneos. Operationalizar en Bedrock AgentCore: Use Runtime for secure, scalable hosting and streaming; Gateway to expose APIs as agent-ready tools; Memory for persistent context; Identity for least privilege access; Observability for traces/metrics; and built-in Browser/Code-Interpreter where appropriate. S3 Vectors preview, o Pinecone) y configurar interfaces de conocimiento duraderas en las que los agentes puedan confiar. Dandoffs UX: Colaborar con Productos/Diseños para crear un primer revisor del producto en LiteTable (granes citas en línea, diferencias y sugerencias de reparación). Calidad y fiabilidad: Construir flujos defectuosos (retries / grabacks / compensación), paneles de observación y librerías de acceso a incidentes de agente. Liderazgo técnico: Crear bibliotecas / plantillas internas para patrones de agentes; ingenieros mentores de memoria; diseños de revisión con expertos de dominio Niza (arquitectos / funcionarios de código PDF). Usted puede ser adecuado si tiene: Los modelos de trabajo de la red de navegación de usuario: Las cadenas de control de datos de equipo (comprensión, estado, extensión) y las herramientas de procesamiento de contenidos (agencia de gestión de datos), instrumentos de seguridad de administración de datos (MCPU); Evaluación e integración de los sistemas operativos, análisis de datos personales, comprobadores de información, auditoría de datos, pruebas de calidad-seguridad, etc. 90 días: Participación en el desarrollo de un plan para agentes que impulse revisiones ≥25% más rápidas sobre los flujos metales; estable a la llamada; coste/latencia bajo umbrales; patrones repitibles / modelos útiles para futuros agentes. ¿Por qué se une a nosotros? Modela la plataforma de datos y estrategia de etiquetado de la cual dependerán los empleados del futuro. En el verano, desde Memorial Day hasta Labor Day, cambiamos a un horario de 3 días en la oficina para brindar flexibilidad adicional a todos. Prosperar con GreenLite Compensación Competitiva: Salario básico generoso y acceso a nuestro Programa de Equidad del Empleado, por lo que puede crecer con nosotros. Bonos anuales basados en rendimiento: recompensas por resultados de alto impacto y contribuciones que mueven la aguja. Cobertura de salud premium Seguro médico integral, dental y visión para los miembros del equipo de tiempo completo y sus familias. 401k) Plan de jubilación: Ayudarlo a invertir en su futuro con opciones inteligentes de ahorro. Permiso parental: Liberación parental generosa para todos los padres para sostener a su familia. Bienestar Apoyo Ahorro al bienestar Mensual y acceso pleno a Wellide, Talkspace, & Tdoc para su trabajo físico-mental Equipo Semanal . Nuestro equipo de Trabajo cuenta con 4 días de colaboración semanales , así que podemos disfrutar de las oportunidades disponibles en una empresa de alta calidad de vida, H'brido: Cuidado Humildewall: Todos nuestros equipos se pueden conectar a través de la compañía, mejorar la transparencia y la atención del medio ambiente como una vez cada semana. En verano, desde el Día de la Conmemoración hasta el Día del Trabajo, cambiamos a un horario de 3 días en la oficina para dar a todos una flexibilidad extra. Declaración de Igualdad de Oportunidades GreenLite valora a las personas de todas las clases sociales y profesionales. Entendemos que no todo el mundo cumplirá con todas las calificaciones anteriores en el primer día. Eso está bien. Si usted es apasionado por la industria de la construcción y desea la oportunidad de crecer en su carrera, le animamos a aplicar.