Imagine AI Verified
Artificial Intelligence, IT Consulting, Software Development
Founding Engineer (Full Stack)
San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteFull Time$120,000–$200,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Role summary
Imagine AI is seeking a Founding Engineer (Full Stack) to join their San Francisco-based team. This role is crucial as one of the first hires, with significant responsibility and impact on the business. The engineer will own the entire tech stack end-to-end, contributing immediately to product development and customer support. Responsibilities include joining customer calls, translating feedback into product updates, and providing direct customer support. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience, proficiency in the company's tech stack (Next.js, TailwindCSS, Typescript, Vercel, MongoDB, Supabase, Stripe, LangGraph, Python, Git), and experience building full-stack applications from scratch.
_We encourage you to read more about how we operate in [our handbook](http://docs.imagineai.me/)._
# About Imagine AI
We automate LinkedIn marketing through executive led content for mid market companies. We are serving over 30 companies from Series A to IPO’d companies, including MongoDB, Rippling, and Corgi Insurance. We started in June 2025 and [launched out of Y Combinator’s F25 cohort](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/imagine-ai). Our co-founders are [Sky](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyyang/) and [Neo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neo-lky/).
# About this role
### Location
In person in San Francisco CA.
### Compensation
$120K - $200K + equity based on experience (1% - 3%). You can read more about this at the [compensation section in our handbook](https://docs.imagineai.me/#2eda6fc9fa6880e2b6f7e919bedb7de9).
### **Tech stack**
Nextjs, TailwindCSS, Typescript, Vercel, MongoDB, Supabase, Stripe, LangGraph, Python, Git
### What your day will look like
You will be one of our first few hires at Imagine AI, which means you will have a huge responsibility and impact in our business. We expect you to own the entire tech stack from end to end and start contributing immediately.
You will join customer calls, [talk to them directly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT4Ig2uqjTc), and build features into our product immediately. You will also live on slack and provide customer support directly to our customers. This means if you are excited about owning the entire product lifecycle, you should come work with us! You will see your effort being reflected in our revenue curve directly!
### Hard requirements
* 2-5 years of experience
* You must be proficient in our tech stack (bonus point for LangGraph)
* You must have built full stack application from 0 to 1, owning the entire product
### Soft requirements
* You must love talking to customers and translating their feedback to product updates
* You must be familiar with GitFlow branching strategy
* You must write clean and maintainable code
* You must have taste and opinion on what a great UI looks like
# Hiring process
Read more at the [hiring section in our handbook](https://docs.imagineai.me/#2eda6fc9fa6880a59768fb8ba644e72e).
# About Imagine AI
We automate LinkedIn marketing through executive led content for mid market companies. We are serving over 30 companies from Series A to IPO’d companies, including MongoDB, Rippling, and Corgi Insurance. We started in June 2025 and [launched out of Y Combinator’s F25 cohort](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/imagine-ai). Our co-founders are [Sky](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyyang/) and [Neo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neo-lky/).
# About this role
### Location
In person in San Francisco CA.
### Compensation
$120K - $200K + equity based on experience (1% - 3%). You can read more about this at the [compensation section in our handbook](https://docs.imagineai.me/#2eda6fc9fa6880e2b6f7e919bedb7de9).
### **Tech stack**
Nextjs, TailwindCSS, Typescript, Vercel, MongoDB, Supabase, Stripe, LangGraph, Python, Git
### What your day will look like
You will be one of our first few hires at Imagine AI, which means you will have a huge responsibility and impact in our business. We expect you to own the entire tech stack from end to end and start contributing immediately.
You will join customer calls, [talk to them directly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT4Ig2uqjTc), and build features into our product immediately. You will also live on slack and provide customer support directly to our customers. This means if you are excited about owning the entire product lifecycle, you should come work with us! You will see your effort being reflected in our revenue curve directly!
### Hard requirements
* 2-5 years of experience
* You must be proficient in our tech stack (bonus point for LangGraph)
* You must have built full stack application from 0 to 1, owning the entire product
### Soft requirements
* You must love talking to customers and translating their feedback to product updates
* You must be familiar with GitFlow branching strategy
* You must write clean and maintainable code
* You must have taste and opinion on what a great UI looks like
# Hiring process
Read more at the [hiring section in our handbook](https://docs.imagineai.me/#2eda6fc9fa6880a59768fb8ba644e72e).