Founding AI Engineer — End-to-End, High-Impact (Hybrid, Oakland)

Harnham; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong compensation

Meaningful equity

Opportunity to build from scratch

Job summary

Harnham in Oakland, CA is seeking a Staff or Principal Engineer to build next-generation AI-powered systems. This hands-on role emphasizes high-impact product development within a collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in software engineering, strong knowledge of Python and React, and familiarity with AWS and AI applications. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to shape product direction.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong backend expertise in Python.
• Experience building full-stack applications with React.

Responsibilities

• Build agentic workflows and AI-powered systems using large language models.
• Architect and build end-to-end features across backend and frontend.
• Develop data-driven insights into user behavior.

Skills

Software engineering

Python

React

AWS

AI/ML

Tools

Django

OpenAI

Job description

Harnham in Oakland, CA is seeking a Staff or Principal Engineer to build next-generation AI-powered systems. This hands-on role emphasizes high-impact product development within a collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in software engineering, strong knowledge of Python and React, and familiarity with AWS and AI applications. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to shape product direction.