Founding Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Legacy Modernization

Hypercubic; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Relocation support

Job summary

Hypercubic is looking for a founding backend engineer based in San Francisco, California. In this role, you'll prototype and productionize AI-powered systems, directly working with the CTO. This position offers meaningful ownership over product direction and engineering culture.

The ideal candidate should have a strong grasp of engineering principles and experience in rapidly developing features. You will collaborate with a diverse group of experts from various industries, establishing early engineering standards.

Generous benefits, including health coverage and PTO, are also provided.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in engineering and design.
• Experience with AI-driven systems.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments with urgency.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly prototype new concepts and features.
• Ship AI-driven features from model interaction to workflows.
• Set engineering standards around testing and quality.
• Translate ambiguous problem statements into concrete experiments.
• Lead architecture decisions with the CTO.
• Collaborate with diverse subject matter experts.

Skills

Backend engineering

AI engineering

Prototyping

Systems thinking

Job description

Hypercubic is looking for a founding backend engineer based in San Francisco, California. In this role, you'll prototype and productionize AI-powered systems, directly working with the CTO. This position offers meaningful ownership over product direction and engineering culture.

The ideal candidate should have a strong grasp of engineering principles and experience in rapidly developing features. You will collaborate with a diverse group of experts from various industries, establishing early engineering standards.

Generous benefits, including health coverage and PTO, are also provided.