Founding Engineer: Build Enterprise AI Platform

Pear VC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful founding equity

Visa support/sponsorship available

Job summary

A pioneering tech startup in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Founding Engineer to own the development of a cutting-edge platform for enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will design secure connectors and runtime infrastructures while working directly with customers on high-leverage projects. This role offers total compensation between $240,000 to $400,000, which includes a base salary of $160,000 to $250,000 and meaningful equity. Join a dynamic team that values speed and impact, and enjoys minimal bureaucracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing secure connectors and runtimes for complex enterprise systems.
• Ability to productionize prompt pipelines and conduct light fine-tuning.
• Comfortable making decisions with 80 percent information.

Responsibilities

• Own a zero-to-one product and its infrastructure.
• Work directly with customers on high-leverage projects.
• Help define our culture, engineering standards, and roadmap.

Skills

Experience orchestrating agentic workflows

Familiarity with LangGraph

Ownership mentality

Hands-on use of AI tools

Strong communication skills

Job description

A pioneering tech startup in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Founding Engineer to own the development of a cutting-edge platform for enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will design secure connectors and runtime infrastructures while working directly with customers on high-leverage projects. This role offers total compensation between $240,000 to $400,000, which includes a base salary of $160,000 to $250,000 and meaningful equity. Join a dynamic team that values speed and impact, and enjoys minimal bureaucracy.