Constant Verified
Marketing Automation, SaaS, Digital Marketing
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesRemoteFull Time$150,000–$225,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Role summary
This is a unique opportunity for a Founding Engineer to join an AI startup focused on differentiated applications of AI. You will work directly with the founder on high-impact projects, architecting, developing, and maintaining high-quality software. The role involves taking ownership of broad areas of the development process and providing guidance and leadership to junior developers, including hiring for the engineering team. We are looking for a passionate, thoughtful, and creative individual with strong experience in modern coding tools like Codex and Cursor, and AI systems such as LangGraph. Experience with Typescript and Python is preferred.
**For the right candidate, this is a genuinely unique opportunity. There are many AI startups, but few are targeting our area - we’re capturing meaningful, differentiated applications of AI.**
### Why we’re hiring for this role:
There are tons of high-impact, meaningful projects in our product pipeline, and we need to grow the engineering team to build out the vision. From day 1 you’ll hit the ground running with some of the most exciting work of your career.
As a Founding Engineer, you’ll be working on novel ways to use AI. Everyday you’ll have the chance to create great technology, great products, and grow as a leader:
* Work directly with the founder and others on all areas of the product.
* Architect, develop and maintain high-quality software. You’ll take ownership over broad areas of the development process.
* Provide guidance and leadership to junior developers. This includes helping to hire junior developers to grow the engineering team.
### We’re looking for someone:
* Passionate
* Thoughtful
* Creative
### Experience requirements:
* Strong experience working with modern coding tools (such as Codex and Cursor)
* Strong experience working with AI (such as via LangGraph or comparable systems)
* Experience with Typescript and Python is preferred
### Why we’re hiring for this role:
There are tons of high-impact, meaningful projects in our product pipeline, and we need to grow the engineering team to build out the vision. From day 1 you’ll hit the ground running with some of the most exciting work of your career.
As a Founding Engineer, you’ll be working on novel ways to use AI. Everyday you’ll have the chance to create great technology, great products, and grow as a leader:
* Work directly with the founder and others on all areas of the product.
* Architect, develop and maintain high-quality software. You’ll take ownership over broad areas of the development process.
* Provide guidance and leadership to junior developers. This includes helping to hire junior developers to grow the engineering team.
### We’re looking for someone:
* Passionate
* Thoughtful
* Creative
### Experience requirements:
* Strong experience working with modern coding tools (such as Codex and Cursor)
* Strong experience working with AI (such as via LangGraph or comparable systems)
* Experience with Typescript and Python is preferred
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