First Engineering Hire: AI Full-Stack Engineer

Recruiting From Scratch; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity 0.25–1%

Job summary

Recruiting From Scratch is seeking a Product Engineer (Full-Stack) in New York City to join as the first engineering hire outside the founding team. You will build backend services powering live AI sales conversations, browser-use agents, and full-stack features in a highly autonomous startup environment.

The role emphasizes TypeScript/JavaScript, Next.js, React, and real-time systems, with equity (0.25–1%) and a hybrid office schedule in NYC.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record shipping production software.
• Strong backend focus in full-stack products.
• Startup or high-ownership environment preferred.
• Based in or willing to relocate to New York City.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services and APIs powering live AI sales conversations.
• Design systems for session state, integrations, data pipelines, and real-time workflows.
• Develop the browser-use agent for live demos across apps.
• Create AI agents capable of interacting with complex web apps in real time.
• Implement LLM-powered workflows and tool use.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

Next.js

React

Real-time apps

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

WebRTC

Browser automation

Vercel AI SDK

Job description

Recruiting From Scratch is seeking a Product Engineer (Full-Stack) in New York City to join as the first engineering hire outside the founding team. You will build backend services powering live AI sales conversations, browser-use agents, and full-stack features in a highly autonomous startup environment.

The role emphasizes TypeScript/JavaScript, Next.js, React, and real-time systems, with equity (0.25–1%) and a hybrid office schedule in NYC.