Founding Engineer — AI‑First, End‑to‑End Platform Builder

Dataleap (YC S24)

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 220,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity and compensation
Unlimited AI budget
Work alongside a brilliant design engineer

Job summary

Dataleap (YC S24) is searching for a highly skilled engineer to operate at a CTO-level, focusing on AI product development. You will own significant parts of the product from inception to production, enhancing our agentic systems and working at the forefront of AI engineering.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses deep product sense, and showcases proficiency in Go and AI tools. This role provides the opportunity to shape both the product and the company with generous equity compensation.

Qualifications

  • Experience as a founder or in a startup environment.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work end-to-end in product development.

Responsibilities

  • Own large parts of the product end-to-end.
  • Build and improve agentic systems.
  • Engage with users and define features.

Skills

Deep product sense
Experience building AI products
Proficiency in Go
Versatility in backend and frontend
Ability to thrive in ambiguity

Tools

Go
Vite (Typescript)

Job description

Dataleap (YC S24) is searching for a highly skilled engineer to operate at a CTO-level, focusing on AI product development. You will own significant parts of the product from inception to production, enhancing our agentic systems and working at the forefront of AI engineering.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses deep product sense, and showcases proficiency in Go and AI tools. This role provides the opportunity to shape both the product and the company with generous equity compensation.

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