Founding Engineer — Agentic AI Productivity Tools

Unconventional, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

401k matching

Unlimited PTO

Meals in Palo Alto

Job summary

Unconventional, Inc. is seeking a founding engineer to build our internal Enterprise Productivity suite powered by Agentic AI. You will architect, develop, and deploy bespoke applications from ground up, influencing overall technical strategy.

You will work with internal stakeholders to define requirements, prototype quickly, and own the product roadmap, with a strong emphasis on scalable deployment and reliable hosting.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience across frontend and backend.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and/or modern JavaScript ecosystems (Node.js, React, Next.js, etc.).
• Agentic AI: Hands-on experience building agentic applications, including LLM orchestration (e.g., LangChain or similar frameworks).
• Databases: Solid database fundamentals, with practical experience using both standard SQL databases and Vector databases.
• DevOps: Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and taking end-to-end operational ownership of application deployment.
• Workflow: An “AI-native” development workflow, comfortable utilizing AI coding assistants like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.
• Portfolio: Provide demoable personal or past projects showcasing relevant full-stack or AI-driven builds.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Application Development: Architect, build, and maintain bespoke internal Enterprise Productivity applications powered by Agentic AI (e.g., smart recruiting tools, contextual assistants, and semantic search).
• Operational Ownership: Take full lifecycle ownership of your applications. You will leverage the Databricks Apps platform to streamline deployment, hosting, and scaling, ensuring our internal tools are highly reliable and performant.
• Product Management: Define what needs to be built with autonomy; collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, prototype, and prioritize the roadmap.
• Technical Strategy & Evaluation: Continuously evaluate AI ecosystem; drive build-vs-buy decisions for internal tooling.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

Python

JavaScript (Node.js/React/Next.js)

Agentic AI

SQL databases

Vector databases

CI/CD

AI-native workflow

Portfolio of projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

LangChain

Job description

Unconventional, Inc. is seeking a founding engineer to build our internal Enterprise Productivity suite powered by Agentic AI. You will architect, develop, and deploy bespoke applications from ground up, influencing overall technical strategy.

You will work with internal stakeholders to define requirements, prototype quickly, and own the product roadmap, with a strong emphasis on scalable deployment and reliable hosting.