Founding Engineer – Baton AI

Pear VC; San Francisco, San Francisco (CA, CA); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & early equity

Founding team impact

Customer-first ownership

Hybrid collaboration

Job summary

A pioneering tech startup in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Engineer to drive the design and development of their enterprise automation platform. The successful candidate will focus on full-stack web application development and AI-driven automation solutions. We require at least 3 years of experience in full-stack engineering, proficiency in React and Typescript, and a keen interest in building impactful applications. Join us to make a significant impact on our growing company.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience, especially in React and Typescript.
• Proficiency in modern web application development, particularly with React/NextJS.
• Experience in building AI/LLM-powered applications is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and build key parts of our full-stack web application.
• Work on complex technical challenges involving AI automation.
• Define our technical roadmap and deliver impactful features.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

React

Typescript

Node.js

Python

Elixir

Rich-text editor development

Problem-solving

Job description

Founding Engineer – Baton AI

Location: San Francisco, CA (In-Person)

Experience Level: 3+ years (Full-Stack Engineering)

About Baton AI

Baton AI (getbaton.ai) is building the enterprise automation platform for cross-application workflows. We’re starting by helping solutions engineering and implementation teams automate customer onboarding and product setup – enabling them to deliver value faster and at scale. This is just our first wedge toward a broader vision of enterprise-wide, AI-powered automation.

We’re VC-backed and growing fast. Looking for ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and want to help define the future of AI automation.

What You’ll Do

• Own core systems – Design and build key parts of our full-stack web application, API infrastructure, and AI-driven automation platform.
• Work on cutting-edge tech – Work on complex technical challenges involving AI agents, prompt engineering, eval, monitoring, API, and browser automation.
• Shape the product – Collaborate with early customers and the founding team to define our technical roadmap and deliver features that create real impact.
• Move fast, learn fast – Prototype, experiment, and ship quickly in a high-trust, low-bureaucracy environment.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience and love working with React and Typescript.
• Proficiency in modern web application development – React/NextJS and Node.js. Understanding of Python and Elixir/functional programming is a plus.
• Experience building rich-text editors (think Notion) or excited to take on that challenge.
• Experience (or strong interest) in building AI/LLM-powered apps and workflow automation tools.
• A product-minded engineer who cares about clean code and great UX.
• Problem-solver who thrives on breaking down ambiguity and delivering fast.
• Excited to work in person with us in San Francisco.

Why Join Us?

• Founding team impact – Help define our culture, product, and technology from the ground up.
• Customer-first ownership – See your work used and loved by real users from day one.
• Competitive pay & early equity – Be rewarded for the value you create as we grow.
• Work on real AI automation – Build a platform that solves meaningful problems with cutting-edge AI and automation.
• In-person (hybrid) collaboration – We believe the best teams build faster together. We work in person in San Francisco.

Ready to build the future with us? Let’s talk.