Founding Engineer — Build AI Multimodal Platform (Equity)

David Joseph & Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

David Joseph & Company, a stealth-stage AI startup in New York, is seeking a founding engineer to take full ownership of a core domain and ship to production daily with a small, high-velocity, in-person team.

You will work across the full stack using TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, and Python, with direct customer interaction and no PM to guide decisions. This role offers a high-ownership environment and equity participation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering a product from zero to one in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong command of TypeScript across the stack (Node.js and React/Next.js).
• Ability to own product decisions without a PM and interact with customers.

Responsibilities

• Own a core product domain end-to-end for a fast-moving product.
• Talk directly to customers, translate feedback into product decisions, ship independently.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Product ownership

Customer communication

TypeScript

LLM APIs

Education

CS degree or related

Tools

Node.js

React/Next.js

Python

LLM SDKs

Job description

David Joseph & Company, a stealth-stage AI startup in New York, is seeking a founding engineer to take full ownership of a core domain and ship to production daily with a small, high-velocity, in-person team.

You will work across the full stack using TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, and Python, with direct customer interaction and no PM to guide decisions. This role offers a high-ownership environment and equity participation.