Founding AI Engineer — Scale AI Agents & Multi-Tenant Platform

Cardinal

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Significant equity
Direct customer impact
Work closely with founders
Full benefits (health, dental, vision, unlimited PTO)

Job summary

A fast-growing AI company in San Francisco seeks a Founding Engineer to architect and build core systems that power precision outbound for startups. Ideal candidates have 1-6 years of experience, strong full-stack expertise especially in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Python, and a product mindset. The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $200K–$250K, equity, full benefits, and the chance to work closely with experienced co-founders from Y Combinator. Join a dynamic team focused on innovative AI solutions.

Qualifications

  • 1-6 years of experience building production systems and user-facing features.
  • Experience with AI/ML, particularly LLMs or building AI agents is a plus.
  • Previous startup experience or building successful B2B SaaS products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build core AI agents and infrastructure.
  • Work directly with customers to shape product direction.
  • Own critical systems that drive revenue for multiple startups.

Skills

Full-stack expertise
Strong with TypeScript
Strong with React
Strong with Next.js
Strong with Python
Systems thinking
Product mindset
High agency

Job description

A fast-growing AI company in San Francisco seeks a Founding Engineer to architect and build core systems that power precision outbound for startups. Ideal candidates have 1-6 years of experience, strong full-stack expertise especially in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Python, and a product mindset. The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $200K–$250K, equity, full benefits, and the chance to work closely with experienced co-founders from Y Combinator. Join a dynamic team focused on innovative AI solutions.
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