Careers — Island

Architectural Automation Engineer

$175k – $250k · No equity

Remote only · Eastern Time · Full-time (contract or part-time to start) · 10+ years

Island is building the company that builds 1000-year homes. Users enter an address, choose a style, generate architectural concepts, and start a Island Build — Island designs, contracts and manages the project; a network of local professionals builds it.

This is not a manual drafting role. We are looking for someone who can help design the automated architecture engine behind Island: the rules, data structures, constraints, geometry logic, and outputs that let software generate schematic residential plan packages automatically.

What you’ll help build

Automated residential floor plan logic
Parametric layout rules
A structured data model for Island homes
Site-to-plan generation workflow
Style-to-geometry rules
solid concrete service detail diagrams
flush 316L service port details
Automated sections, elevations, and schematic plan outputs
PDF plan package templates
Future IFC / BIM export logic
Automation workflows that Claude and other AI coding tools can help implement

You can answer questions like

How should software represent a house internally?
What architectural constraints need to exist before generating a plan?
How do rooms, walls, windows, stairs, structure, and MEP zones relate?
What can be generated automatically?
What needs human review?
How do we produce a builder-facing schematic package without pretending it is permit-ready construction documentation?

Ideal background

Computational architecture / parametric design
Residential design systems
Rhino/Grasshopper, Revit API, IFC, CAD automation, or similar
Ability to think in systems, not just drawings
Comfortable with AI coding tools such as Claude
Able to create diagrams, rules, schemas, and automation specs
Strong architectural taste and technical judgment

Bonus

Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Dynamo, Rhino Compute, IfcOpenShell, Speckle, Three.js, Blender, or web-based configurators
Experience building design-automation tools
Experience with housing, modular design, prefab, construction tech, or BIM automation

First project

Design and prototype the first automated Island plan generator.

Inputs

lot width
lot depth
target square footage
number of floors
bedrooms
bathrooms
architectural style
orientation
courtyard yes/no

Outputs

structured JSON house model
SVG floor plan
simple 3D massing
elevation diagram
section diagram
solid concrete service detail diagram
flush 316L service port detail
PDF schematic plan package

How to apply

To apply, send:

portfolio or technical examples
examples of automation, parametric design, BIM, CAD, or software-driven architecture work
tools you use
hourly or project rate
a short explanation of how you would automate schematic home generation for Island

Apply by email

Operations, Growth & Partnerships Chief

$175k – $225k · No equity

Remote · Part-time / contract to start · Growth & partnerships

Island is building the company that builds 1000-year homes. Users enter an address, generate world-class architectural concepts, and start a Island Build that Island designs, contracts and manages end to end. The long-term vision: the AI operating system for physical construction — and the builder of future relics, homes designed to last for generations.

We are looking for a part-time growth and partnerships operator to help turn Island into a real business.

What you’ll handle

Builder outreach
Furniture and design affiliate applications
Partner research
CRM setup and maintenance
Customer follow-up
Investor list building and outreach support
Architecture/design newsletter outreach
SEO page coordination
Lead tracking
Email sequences
“Send to builders” operational workflow
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