Founding Engineer — AI-Native Platform, In-Person SF

Idelsoft

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 220,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch and dinner
Transportation to and from the office
Health insurance
Laptop and equipment provided

Job summary

Idelsoft is recruiting a Founding Engineer to join in-person in San Francisco. You’ll build core product surfaces, an embedded AI agent layer, and observability tooling, shipping features weekly.

The role demands 0–4 years experience, a strong full-stack skillset (Next.js, React, Python, FastAPI, Supabase), and the ability to work closely with founders in a fast-moving seed-stage environment. New grads are welcome, and relocation to SF is expected.

Qualifications

  • 0–4 years engineering experience; new grads welcome
  • Proficiency with 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
  • Ability to ship production features without hand-holding
  • Comfortable owning customer calls and translating issues clearly
  • A portfolio, GitHub, or shipped side projects that demonstrate good taste
  • Based in SF or able to relocate immediately; in-office 5 days a week
  • US citizen or existing valid work authorization

Responsibilities

  • Own core product surfaces: workflows, orchestration, and multi-step systems that run operations
  • Develop the embedded AI agent layer: agents that research, draft, and take action inside the product
  • Build eval and observability tooling to earn customer trust in AI
  • Finish features from 70% to production-grade quality
  • Maintain direct customer contact and translate signals into product decisions
  • Contribute to product direction by partnering with founders on what to build next

Skills

Full-stack development
Next.js
React
Python
FastAPI
Supabase

Education

CS/Data Science/Industrial Engineering/Operations background

Job description

Idelsoft is recruiting a Founding Engineer to join in-person in San Francisco. You’ll build core product surfaces, an embedded AI agent layer, and observability tooling, shipping features weekly.

The role demands 0–4 years experience, a strong full-stack skillset (Next.js, React, Python, FastAPI, Supabase), and the ability to work closely with founders in a fast-moving seed-stage environment. New grads are welcome, and relocation to SF is expected.

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