Founding Engineer
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.
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