Founding Engineer - AI-First, Full-Stack, SF In-Person

Get Hired. Work From Anywhere.

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch and dinner
Transportation covered

Job summary

Get Hired. Work From Anywhere. in San Francisco is seeking a founding engineer to join an AI-native platform. You will ship production features weekly, collaborate directly with the founders, and influence the product from day one.

You will own core product surfaces, the embedded AI agent layer, and observability tooling, working with users to translate signals into decisions. This role requires strong full-stack skills and startup grit.

Qualifications

  • 0–4 years of engineering experience; new grads welcome.
  • Strong full-stack ability across Next.js, React, Python, FastAPI, and Supabase.
  • Degree or background in Computer Science, Data Science, or Industrial Engineering / Operations.
  • Exceptional product intuition and ability to reason from first principles about user workflows.
  • Comfortable owning customer calls and translating technical issues clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Own core product surfaces – configuration, orchestration, and multi-step systems.
  • Own the embedded AI agent layer for research, drafting, and actioning within the product.
  • Develop eval and observability tooling to build trust in AI for business-critical tasks.
  • Finish features from existing work to production-grade quality (70% to 100%).
  • Engage with users via shared channels, translating signals into product decisions.
  • Partner with founders on product direction and contribute product intuition.

Skills

Next.js
React
Python
FastAPI
Supabase

Education

CS / Data Science / Industrial Engineering background

Job description

Get Hired. Work From Anywhere. in San Francisco is seeking a founding engineer to join an AI-native platform. You will ship production features weekly, collaborate directly with the founders, and influence the product from day one.

You will own core product surfaces, the embedded AI agent layer, and observability tooling, working with users to translate signals into decisions. This role requires strong full-stack skills and startup grit.

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