Founding Engineer, Real-Time AI Systems

Cymon AI; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative AI startup is seeking a Founding Engineer to design and build foundational real-time AI systems. This hands-on role requires expertise in full-stack engineering and a strong understanding of distributed systems. You will work closely with the founding team, influencing product direction while building core systems that ensure performance, reliability, and enterprise readiness. Ideal candidates have over 7 years of experience and a passion for creating impactful technology.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer.
• Experience in building and debugging distributed systems in production.
• Strong understanding of authentication and security requirements.
• Comfortable owning systems end-to-end, from design through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Ship high-quality production code across backend and frontend services.
• Partner closely with product and leadership to translate ideas into capabilities.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks in real-time workflows.
• Establish clean architectural patterns and engineering standards.

Skills

Distributed systems debugging

Real-time system design

Full-stack engineering

Cloud-native architecture

Technical leadership

Job description

An innovative AI startup is seeking a Founding Engineer to design and build foundational real-time AI systems. This hands-on role requires expertise in full-stack engineering and a strong understanding of distributed systems. You will work closely with the founding team, influencing product direction while building core systems that ensure performance, reliability, and enterprise readiness. Ideal candidates have over 7 years of experience and a passion for creating impactful technology.