Heroic Story

AI-native Book Publishing

AI Engineer

$80K - $180K / 0.10% - 3.00%
Location
Los Angeles / Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
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Jay Rosenkrantz
Jay Rosenkrantz
Founder

About the role

Founding AI Engineer - Plotdrive

For the Author Who Codes (or the Engineer Who Writes)

You've written a book. Maybe several. You've also built AI systems that ship. You understand both the magic of storytelling and the elegance of well-architected code. We're looking for this rare intersection because we're building something unprecedented: the first true Author OS.

We believe we're at storytelling's next evolutionary leap. Like you, we've experienced both the transcendent possibilities and frustrating limitations of current AI writing tools. We're not building another LLM wrapper – we're creating an intelligent engine that understands narrative at its deepest level.

Plot Twist: You're Both Author & Architect

  • Published at least one book (AI-assisted writing experience is a plus)
  • Shipped production AI systems that scale
  • Strong opinions about both story architecture and system architecture
  • A vision for how AI amplifies rather than replaces human creativity

Hero's Journey: Technical Edition

  • Build systems that grasp story structure as well as you do
  • Create real-time generation of contextually perfect creative assets
  • Scale a story graph that grows more powerful with each narrative
  • Make the technology invisible while making the magic accessible

Why Our Story Matters

The next decade will determine whether AI amplifies or diminishes human creativity. We're betting everything on amplification - that intelligent systems can give storytelling more soul, not less.

The Protagonist We Seek:

  • See this as their life's work, not just their next role
  • Have strong opinions about AI architecture, weakly held
  • Think in decades, not quarters
  • Want to build something that matters

We’re backed by leading entertainment and technology investors, but more importantly, we're backed by authors who tell us we're building their dream.

If you want to help write the next chapter in how humanity tells stories, let’s talk. 😃

About Heroic Story

We're building Plotdrive - an intelligent engine that will transform how stories are created, shared, and loved. Our mission is to give storytellers superpowers, removing every barrier between imagination and reality through AI.

Founded by brothers who've pushed creative boundaries across VR gaming, Twitch streaming, and Hollywood, we combine deep technical expertise with an innate understanding of what makes stories work. Our CEO, a former world-class poker player, brings the same strategic depth and calculated boldness that won millions to our mission of empowering creators.

We're a team of rebellious optimists who believe we're standing at the threshold of storytelling's next great evolution. The printing press gave stories reach. We're giving them wings.

Heroic Story
Founded:2019
Team Size:5
Status:
Active
Location:Los Angeles, CA
Founders
Jay Rosenkrantz
Jay Rosenkrantz
Founder
Scott Rosenkrantz
Scott Rosenkrantz
Founder