Founding Engineer

AgentMail; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

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

AgentMail is building the identity and communication infrastructure for AI agents, starting with email. We are looking for a Founding Engineer with backend and infra focus to architect systems for agents as the end users.

Responsibilities:

• Design APIs that are intuitive for both humans and LLMs
• Architect high-throughput, low-latency systems
• Write and review clean, idiomatic code
• Maintain comprehensive documentation

Qualifications:

• Has prior work experience (internships count) as an engineer at a tech company
• Has shipped software used in production by real users (work or personal projects)

Compensation:

• $150k - $250k base salary
• 0.5% - 2.0% equity
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (Doordash)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellness stipend