New York AI Engineers

AI Engineers: Devs & Drinks

Thu, Apr 30 · 6:00 PM EDT

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The kind of engineering crowd you don’t find by accident.
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Join us for a monthly gathering of NYC engineers building real, meaningful systems across companies of all kinds. Grab a drink on us, play a few games, and spend the evening with other engineers who care deeply about what they’re building. Pool, ping-pong, foosball, shuffleboard, and classic arcades are all open.

​You’ll be surrounded by engineers shipping serious products and hiring teams from Ramp, Suno, Graphite, Tennr, FLORA, OpenRouter, and more. Whether you’re exploring new opportunities or simply want to meet other high-caliber engineers, this is a rare chance to connect in a relaxed, social setting.

​About the host:
Fonzi is a recruiting platform focused exclusively on product and AI engineering hires in NYC and SF. We work with 75+ open roles across the best startups in the city.

Hiring?
Want intros to startups?

AI Engineers: Poker & Game Night

Thu, May 14 · 7:00 PM EDT

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Join us for a private, invite-only Poker & Game Night for founders, engineers, and VCs building the next generation of AI companies.

We’ll have four poker tables running throughout the night, plus board games and video games including Smash Bros and Mario Kart.

Complimentary drinks and pizza are on us.

High signal, low pressure. Come play poker, jump into games, and spend the night with some of NYC’s top engineers, founders, and operators.

Limited seats.

• Registration: require linkedin, company, job title, and include the following multiple choice (single select)

How would you like to participate?
Poker has a $100 buy-in and limited seating. For guests who select poker, seats are first come, first served at check-in.

*Guests accepted into Fonzi Match Day will be guaranteed a poker seat. To join Match Day, visit Fonzi, click Get Hired, and apply.

Options:

• Poker ($100 buy-in, seat not guaranteed)
• Hang Out & Other Games

Hiring?
Want intros to startups?

Spots are limited.

NY AI Engineers: May w/ Harmonic, Instacart, & Hebbia Presenting

Wed, May 20 · 6:00 PM EDT

Fonzi HQ, 25 Kent Ave, Ground Floor (Rad Power Bikes sign), New York, NY, US

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Join us for the May edition of the New York AI Engineers Tech Talk, a monthly gathering focused exclusively on AI engineering. Whether you’re a seasoned machine learning engineer or a fullstack dev curious about how to work with LLMs, this is your space to dive deep into real-world projects, technical challenges, and creative solutions.

What to Expect:
Each month, we invite AI engineers to share something they’ve built, the challenges they faced, and how they solved them. It’s all substance, no fluff, designed for engineers by engineers.

This Month’s Presenters:

• Yesh Chandiramani, AI Engineer @ Harmonic
• Ahsaas Bajaj, Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ Instacart
• David Osemwegie, Member of Technical Staff, @ Hebbia
• Sebastian Sosa, Member of Technical Staff, @ Veris AI

The Crowd:
You’ll be joining a mix of software developers, data scientists, AI engineers, and technical founders working at or curious about the future of applying AI at the application layer. It’s a casual, high-signal environment perfect for learning something new and meeting peers in the NYC AI Engineering scene.

Agenda:

• ​6:00 to 6:20 PM – Networking with pizza, beer, & wine courtesy of Fonzi AI
• ​6:20 to 6:25 PM – Opening remarks
• ​6:25 to 6:55 PM – Two 10 minutes Tech Talks with 5 minute Q&A
• ​6:55 to 7:15 PM – Meet the speakers
• 7:15 to 7:45 – Two 10 minutes Tech Talks with 5 minute Q&A
• 7:45 - 8:30 – Meet the speakers

Location:
Fonzi HQ (Ground Floor)
25 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn

AI Engineers is run by Fonzi. Fonzi is a talent marketplace that connects elite engineers with top AI companies through a monthly, high signal, structured hiring process called Match Day. We run AI Engineers communities in both New York and San Francisco.

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AI Engineers Tech Talk: June #NYTechWeek

Wed, Jun 3 · 6:00 PM EDT

Fonzi HQ, 25 Kent Ave, Ground Floor (Rad Power Bikes sign), New York, NY, US

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Join us for the June edition of the New York AI Engineers Tech Talk, a monthly gathering focused exclusively on AI engineering. Whether you’re a seasoned machine learning engineer or a fullstack dev curious about how to work with LLMs, this is your space to dive deep into real-world projects, technical challenges, and creative solutions.

What to Expect:
Each month, we invite AI engineers to share something they’ve built, the challenges they faced, and how they solved them. It’s all substance, no fluff, designed for engineers by engineers.

This Month’s Presenters:

• to be announced presenter
• to be announced presenter
• to be announced presenter

The Crowd:
You’ll be joining a mix of software developers, data scientists, AI engineers, and technical founders working at or curious about the future of applying AI at the application layer. It’s a casual, high-signal environment perfect for learning something new and meeting peers in the NYC AI Engineering scene.

Agenda:

• 6:30 to 7:15 PM – Networking with pizza and soft drinks courtesy of Fonzi AI
• 7:15 to 7:20 PM – Opening remarks
• 7:20 to 8:05 PM – Three 10 minutes Tech Talks with 5 minute Q&A
• 8:05 to 8:30 PM – Meet the speakers and connect with other attendees

Location:
Fonzi HQ (Ground Floor)
25 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn

AI Engineers is run by Fonzi. Fonzi is a talent marketplace that connects elite engineers with top AI companies through a monthly, high signal, structured hiring process called Match Day. We run AI Engineers communities in both New York and San Francisco.

This event is a part of #NYTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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