Founding Engineer

Alpha Associates Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity 10%

Relocation available

Job summary

Alpha Associates Recruitment is seeking a Founding Engineer for an early-stage AI company operating at the intersection of AI, legal services and voice automation. You will be the first engineering hire, working directly with the Founder to mature a voice AI prototype into a production-grade platform.

The role demands 4+ years of software experience and strong applied AI expertise, with a highly hands-on, early-stage environment. Equity is 10% and relocation is available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong recent experience in applied AI.
• Comfortable in a hands-on, early-stage environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale a conversational voice AI product.
• Take the platform from prototype to production.
• Develop full-stack product and referral workflows.
• Integrate with phone systems and IVR infrastructure.
• Own privacy, security and reliability.
• Work directly with customers on deployments.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Applied AI

Job description

I'm recruiting for a Founding Engineer opportunity with an early-stage AI company operating at the intersection of AI, legal services and voice automation.

This is the company's first engineering hire, working directly with the Founder to take an existing voice AI prototype through to a production-grade platform.

What you'll own:

• Build and scale a conversational voice AI product
• Take the platform from prototype to production
• Develop full-stack product and referral workflows
• Integrate with phone systems and IVR infrastructure
• Own privacy, security and reliability
• Work directly with customers on deployments

What they're looking for:

• 4+ years' software engineering experience
• Strong recent experience in applied AI
• Comfortable in a highly hands-on, early-stage environment

Equity:

10%

Relocation:

Available for the right candidate

A genuine opportunity to be the first engineer and have significant ownership over the technical direction.