Founding Engineer (AI Startup)

About the Role

We are hiring a
Founding Engineer
to help build the core technology behind a fast-growing AI startup.

This role is ideal for engineers who want to work closely with founders, build foundational systems from scratch, and shape both the technical architecture and product direction.

You’ll join a small, high-caliber engineering team building products powered by modern AI systems.

As an early engineer, you will have significant ownership over the product, infrastructure, and technical roadmap.

What You'll Work On

• Building core backend systems and infrastructure

• Designing scalable systems powering AI-driven products

• Shipping production software quickly and iterating based on user feedback

• Working directly with founders on technical direction

• Helping define engineering culture and best practices

We’re Looking For Engineers Who

• Have exceptional engineering fundamentals

• Have worked at top technology companies or high-growth startups

• Are comfortable building complex systems from scratch

• Have strong experience with backend systems, distributed systems, or AI/ML systems

• Thrive in fast-moving early-stage environments

Strong Backgrounds Often Include Experience At

OpenAI

Anthropic

Palantir

Anduril

Scale AI

Stripe

Databricks

Snowflake

Ramp

Figma

Retool

Vercel

or similarly strong engineering organizations.

Bonus

• Experience building AI or machine learning systems

• Experience at early-stage startups