Founding Backend/Infra Engineer for AI Agent APIs

AgentMail

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (Doordash)
Wellness stipend

Job summary

A tech startup in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Engineer with a focus on backend and infrastructure. Responsibilities include designing APIs for AI agents, architecting scalable systems, and maintaining documentation. The ideal candidate has prior experience in a tech role, has shipped software in production, and is passionate about innovative communication solutions. The role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including health insurance and a wellness stipend.

Qualifications

  • Prior experience as an engineer at a tech company, including internships.
  • Experience shipping software used in production.

Responsibilities

  • Design APIs that are intuitive for both humans and LLMs.
  • Architect high-throughput, low-latency systems.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation.

Skills

Design APIs
Architect systems
Write clean code

Job description

A tech startup in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Engineer with a focus on backend and infrastructure. Responsibilities include designing APIs for AI agents, architecting scalable systems, and maintaining documentation. The ideal candidate has prior experience in a tech role, has shipped software in production, and is passionate about innovative communication solutions. The role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including health insurance and a wellness stipend.
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