Lead Full Stack Engineer, AI Product
Summary
Lead a full-stack AI product from the ground up, integrating LLMs and workflows into a creative tooling platform using React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and Postgres.
The role
This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to shape the product, architecture, engineering culture, and technical direction from the ground up. You will work directly with the founding team and production users to turn messy real-world workflows into reliable software. This is not a narrow frontend or backend role; you should be comfortable moving across product, frontend, backend, database, workflow integration, deployment, and technical decision-making.
What you'll do
Build and ship core product features across the full stack
Own frontend, backend, database, auth, and deployment decisions
Integrate AI and LLM workflows into practical user-facing product flows
Design secure handling of scripts, documents, and production IP
Build internal tools, dashboards, and workflow automations
Work directly with founders and users to turn ambiguity into shipped software
Set engineering standards for future technical hires
Make pragmatic architecture decisions that balance speed, quality, and runway
What we're looking for
5+ years of software engineering experience
Strong experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, or equivalent frontend frameworks
Strong backend experience with Node.js, Python, or similar
Experience with Postgres, Supabase, Firebase, or similar platforms
Experience shipping production web applications
Good judgment around auth, data security, reliability, and maintainability
Comfortable working in an early-stage environment with incomplete information
Product-minded and able to think beyond tickets
Clear communicator who can work closely with non-technical founders and creative teams
Nice to have
Experience with LLM APIs, RAG, agents, document parsing, or AI workflow systems
Experience with media, video, film, production, creative tooling, or workflow software
Experience with background jobs, queues, structured AI outputs, or multimodal systems
Experience leading small engineering teams or mentoring other engineers
Startup or zero-to-one product experience
You'll thrive here if
You like building from zero to one
You can move fast without creating chaos
You are comfortable making decisions with imperfect information
You care about users, not just architecture
You want meaningful ownership over product and technical direction
You are excited by the intersection of AI, filmmaking, and production workflows
What you'll do
Build and ship core product features across the full stack
Own frontend, backend, database, auth, and deployment decisions
Integrate AI and LLM workflows into practical user-facing product flows
Design secure handling of scripts, documents, and production IP
Build internal tools, dashboards, and workflow automations
Work directly with founders and users to turn ambiguity into shipped software
Set engineering standards for future technical hires
Make pragmatic architecture decisions that balance speed, quality, and runway
What we're looking for
5+ years of software engineering experience
Strong experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, or equivalent frontend frameworks
Strong backend experience with Node.js, Python, or similar
Experience with Postgres, Supabase, Firebase, or similar platforms
Experience shipping production web applications
Good judgment around auth, data security, reliability, and maintainability
Comfortable working in an early-stage environment with incomplete information
Product-minded and able to think beyond tickets
Clear communicator who can work closely with non-technical founders and creative teams
Nice to have
Experience with LLM APIs, RAG, agents, document parsing, or AI workflow systems
Experience with media, video, film, production, creative tooling, or workflow software
Experience with background jobs, queues, structured AI outputs, or multimodal systems
Experience leading small engineering teams or mentoring other engineers
Startup or zero-to-one product experience
You'll thrive here if
You like building from zero to one
You can move fast without creating chaos
You are comfortable making decisions with imperfect information
You care about users, not just architecture
You want meaningful ownership over product and technical direction
You are excited by the intersection of AI, filmmaking, and production workflows