Founding AI Product Engineer

Worky; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Worky is seeking a Founding AI Product Engineer to collaborate directly with the founders on the next major product. This high-ownership role involves shaping backend APIs, the dashboard, and the developer experience as the product evolves.

You will ship features, interact with users to gather feedback, and translate insights into practical improvements. Expect a 60-hour week onsite in San Francisco with visa sponsorship support.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of AI engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS from a top US program.
• Ability to ship production software and communicate proactively with customers.
• Professional English fluency.
• Evidence of initiative through projects or competitions.
• Proficient with Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, and LLM APIs.
• Willingness to work full-time, five days onsite in San Francisco, on a 60-hour week.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship product features across backend APIs, the dashboard, and the developer experience.
• Work directly with users to understand problems and translate feedback into product decisions.
• Partner with founders to shape and launch the company’s second major product.
• Use customer insight to prioritize features and improve the product after launch.
• Take ownership of ambiguous problems and move ideas to production.

Skills

AI engineering

Python

FastAPI

TypeScript

LLM APIs

Communication with customers

Entrepreneurial initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (US top programs)

Tools

FastAPI framework

LLM tooling

Job description

About the company

Our client is a lean, profitable AI infrastructure company building an open-source gateway for teams to work with 100+ AI providers through a unified API. Its Python SDK and FastAPI proxy support a growing base of leading enterprise customers. The company is growing rapidly and is building its second major product.

The role

We are hiring a Founding AI Product Engineer to work directly with the founders on that next product. This is a high-ownership role for someone who can ship quickly, talk to users, gather feedback, and turn what they learn into useful features. You will own important parts of the backend API, dashboard, and developer experience as the product takes shape.

What you'll do

• Build and ship product features across backend APIs, the dashboard, and the developer experience.
• Work directly with users to understand their problems and translate feedback into product decisions.
• Partner closely with the founders to shape and launch the company’s second major product.
• Use customer insight to prioritize practical features and improve the product after launch.
• Take ownership of ambiguous problems and move them from idea to production.

What we're looking for

• 2 or more years of AI engineering experience.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science from a top 25 U.S. computer science program.
• Ability to ship production software and communicate proactively with customers.
• Professional English fluency.
• Evidence of initiative in college through entrepreneurial projects, hackathons, or coding competitions.
• Comfort working with Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, and LLM APIs in a product environment.
• Willingness to work full time, five days onsite in San Francisco, on a 60-hour workweek.

Bonus points

• Production experience with Python and FastAPI.
• Experience with infrastructure, developer tools, or LLM products.
• Experience building products in a high-growth, early-stage environment.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary of $200K to $250K, with competitive equity.
• A U.S. relocation stipend for eligible candidates.

Location and work model

• Five days per week onsite in San Francisco.
• Full-time role with a 60-hour workweek.
• Visa sponsorship and transfers are supported.