Founding Engineer
- San Francisco, CA, United States
$180,000 to $220,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $180,000 to $220,000 USD / year
- Experience
- At least 4 years of software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join an early-stage AI software team building tools for leaders across public and private sectors. As a founding engineer, you will work closely with the engineering lead and founding team, taking broad ownership across the product and its AI agent capabilities.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Build and own product features end to end across databases, backend services, and frontend experiences.
- Develop and improve production AI agents using LangChain, LangGraph, and the Deep Agents framework.
- Rebuild and maintain core product areas, including onboarding and other non-agent experiences.
- Work directly with customers through messages and calls to troubleshoot issues and understand how they use the product.
- Help establish product and engineering practices as an early team member.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 4 years of software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
- Hands-on experience building a production AI agent or LLM-based system, including explaining its purpose, implementation, and testing.
- Proficiency with Python, React, and AWS.
- Experience building full-stack features across databases, backend, and frontend, including product areas beyond AI agents.
- Interest in broad technical ownership and comfort working directly with customers.
- Startup experience or exposure to regulated industries such as fintech, government technology, or healthcare is helpful.
- Must be a U.S. citizen. Visa sponsorship is not available.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary: $180,000 to $220,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California, with flexibility for occasional remote work.