Founding Engineer — AI/Data Infra Builder (Equity)

Bench

Canada

On-site

CAD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health and medical benefits
Significant equity

Job summary

Bench is building a data-driven operating model for the physical world, starting with high‑volume, tight‑margin contracted operations. As a founding engineer in Canada, you will shape the product, the stack, and the company from the ground up while collaborating with the founders and a small, talented team.

You’ll tackle diverse data challenges, design AI-native architectures, and ship features directly to customers.

Qualifications

  • Raw talent and problem-solving ability
  • Product mindset: shipping from idea to customer
  • AI-native architecture mindset

Responsibilities

  • Architect AI-enabled data infrastructure and architecture for scalable operations.
  • Ship end-to-end product features with measurable impact for customers.
  • Collaborate directly with founders and the core team to shape the product and stack.

Skills

Raw talent
Product mindset
AI-native
Versatility
High standards

Job description

Bench is building a data-driven operating model for the physical world, starting with high‑volume, tight‑margin contracted operations. As a founding engineer in Canada, you will shape the product, the stack, and the company from the ground up while collaborating with the founders and a small, talented team.

You’ll tackle diverse data challenges, design AI-native architectures, and ship features directly to customers.

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