Founding Engineer | Agentic AI | Warsaw

C&D Talent Advisory - Academy; Białystok; On-site; PLN 369,000 - 443,000; Full time

Job summary

Agentic AI in Warsaw is seeking a Founding Engineer to build and scale production-grade agentic AI systems, shaping core architecture and product direction from early days.

You will own system design, observability, cost management, and integration with third-party tools, with 1–2% equity and substantial autonomy in a fast-moving startup. Fluency in Polish and English required, relocation possible.

Qualifications

• Proven track record shipping AI agents to production.
• Experience building B2C AI-enabled products.
• Strong understanding of observability, evaluation and cost management for AI systems.
• Experience as founder or early engineer at a startup.
• Solid system-design and software engineering fundamentals.
• Comfortable with TypeScript, cloud infra and AI tooling.
• Fluent Polish and English.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Warsaw.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale production-grade agentic AI systems.
• Design infrastructure for reliable AI-agent execution at scale.
• Develop agent observability, evaluation, and benchmarking.
• Improve reliability, latency, and cost efficiency across large-scale LLM workflows.
• Build state-of-the-art agentic product experiences.
• Create and maintain integrations with third-party platforms and tools.
• Make architectural and product decisions with significant autonomy.

Skills

AI agent systems

System design

Observability

Cost management

TypeScript

Cloud infra

English & Polish

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud services

Job description

Founding Engineer | Agentic AI | Warsaw

• Location: Warsaw, Poland


• Work model: On-site


• Employment: Full-time


• Compensation: $100,000–$120,000/year + 1–2% equity


• Level: Mid-Senior / Senior

What You'll Work On

• Build and scale production-grade agentic AI systems


• Design infrastructure for reliable AI-agent execution at scale


• Develop agent observability, evaluation, and benchmarking systems


• Improve reliability, latency, and cost efficiency across large-scale LLM workflows


• Build state-of-the-art agentic product experiences


• Create and maintain integrations with third-party platforms and tools


• Make architectural and product decisions with significant autonomy


• Shape engineering standards and technical direction as an early team member

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience shipping AI agents to production, not just prototypes


• Experience building B2C products used by real customers


• Strong understanding of agent observability, evaluation, reliability, and cost management


• Previous experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early engineer at a fast-moving startup


• Strong system-design and software-engineering fundamentals


• Comfortable working with modern TypeScript, cloud infrastructure, and AI tooling


• Fluent Polish and English


• Based in Warsaw or genuinely willing to relocate


• Comfortable with a highly ambitious, fast-paced, ownership-driven startup environment

Strong advantages

• Previous experience founding a technology company


• International study or work experience


• Combination of top-tier technology-company and early-stage startup experience


• Experience scaling AI products to significant user volumes


• Strong product instincts alongside technical depth

Why consider this opportunity?

• Join at the founding-engineer stage


• Build core AI technology from the ground up


• Significant influence over product and architecture


• 1–2% meaningful equity ownership


• Work directly with an experienced founding team


• Opportunity to grow into technical leadership as the company scales