Role description
HirelloFounding Engineer (AI & Platform Architecture)
Building the next-generation AI platform to fix a broken job market.
EQUITY-ONLY CO-FOUNDER POSITION
- Compensation:
Equity Only (Co-founder Level) | Zero Salary until Seed Round - Stage:
Pre-seed / MVP V2 Launch Horizon - Location:
United States (Remote) | Silicon Valley Roots - Experience:
Senior / Principal Software Engineer
About the Job
The job search is broken. Most people apply into the void, spend months in uncertainty, and still end up in the wrong role. Hirello.ai is changing that. We are a Silicon Valley-based AI startup building the coaching, training, and productivity tools that actually move the needle for job seekers.
Our platform gives candidates real-time supply/demand insights for their market, AI-powered interview prep, automation tools for networking, and a clear guided path from search to offer faster and with far better outcomes. As we prepare for our upcoming MVP V2 launch and subsequent seed round, we are looking for a brilliant, execution-focused Founding Engineer to own our technology stack and shape the technical future of the company.
The Mission
As our Founding Engineer, your core mission is to transform a founder-led product into a scalable, secure, operationally mature, and investor-ready SaaS platform. You will balance rapid feature shipping for our MVP with the strategic long-term architecture required to safely scale to millions of active users.
What You'll Own & Execute
- AI Development & Innovation:
Architect and build production-grade agentic AI features, leveraging Google Gemini LLMs, advanced RAG frameworks, Pinecone vector databases, and fine-tuned server logic. - Full-Stack Product Engineering:
Write robust, clean Python backend services and seamlessly integrate them with slick, highly responsive Vue.js front-ends. - Platform Architecture & DevOps:
Establish the cloud infrastructure, deployment strategies, and environments required for optimal operational maturity. Own environment management, automated CI/CD pipelines, release management, and observability. - Velocity & Iteration:
Function as a high-speed builder. Successfully construct, test, and ship complete iterations of functionality within aggressive, zero-to-one delivery timelines (typically 3–4 days per sprint loop). - Security & Scale:
Implement rigorous security best practices to protect sensitive user data while building modular systems designed for hyper-growth and resilience. - Technical Leadership:
Drive engineering accountability, establish code standards, manage technical debt, and collaborate directly with the co-founding team to support investor storytelling and fundraising prep.
Who We're Looking For
- The Zero-to-One Mindset:
You are looking for a co-founder equity stake rather than a traditional corporate salary. You are energized by ambiguity, chaotic early-stage environments, and the challenge of building from scratch. - Deep AI Framework Tooling Expertise:
Highly proficient with cutting-edge AI acceleration tools (such as Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor) to amplify your development speed by 10x. - Consumer-Obsessed Thinker:
You possess a deep obsession with user experience. You naturally look at technical features from the outside-in, ensuring that every piece of infrastructure directly delights and solves a problem for job seekers. - Proven Technical Foundation:
A strong senior-level track record in software engineering, distributed systems, data privacy, and modern DevOps pipelines.