Founding Engineer – Source

Hire'in Solutions; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hire'in Solutions, an AI-native supply chain company, is seeking a Founding Engineer who will own critical architecture, AI infrastructure, and customer-facing problem solving.

You will build end-to-end systems from 0→1, design distributed data platforms, and develop agentic workflows using RAG and LLM technologies, with hands-on work in Python, TypeScript, or Node.js, operating with high autonomy to set engineering standards and culture.

Formación

• Experience building large-scale distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM infrastructure, RAG, or agentic systems.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of projects.
• Strong communication with customers and product sense.
• Founding Engineer or similar seniority preferred.
• Ability to work with autonomy and help establish engineering standards and culture.

Responsabilidades

• Build and own systems end-to-end from 0→1.
• Design distributed systems, data infrastructure, and AI/agentic workflows.
• Develop solutions involving RAG, entity resolution, agentic search, and LLM infrastructure.
• Work with customers to understand complex business problems and turn them into production solutions.
• Contribute hands-on using Python, TypeScript, or Node.js.
• Operate with high autonomy and help establish engineering standards and culture.

Conocimientos

Software engineering fundamentals

Distributed systems

AI/LLM infrastructure

Python

TypeScript

Node.js

Customer communication

End-to-end ownership

Independent work

Engineering culture

Descripción del empleo

Source is an AI-native supply chain company building intelligent systems that automate inventory buying and selling. We are looking for a Founding Engineer who can operate as a technical owner across architecture, development, AI infrastructure, and customer-facing problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own systems end-to-end from 0→1.
• Design distributed systems, data infrastructure, and AI/agentic workflows.
• Develop solutions involving RAG, entity resolution, agentic search, and LLM infrastructure.
• Work with customers to understand complex business problems and turn them into production solutions.
• Contribute hands‑on using Python, TypeScript, or Node.js.
• Operate with high autonomy and help establish engineering standards and culture.

Required Qualifications

• Strong software engineering and computer science fundamentals.
• Experience with distributed systems, complex system design, or large-scale data systems.
• Hands‑on experience with AI/LLM infrastructure, RAG, or agentic systems.
• Strong Python, TypeScript, or Node.js skills.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership and ability to work independently.
• Strong customer communication and product sense.
• Founding Engineer, MTS, Forward Deployed Engineer, or similar experience preferred.
• Strong engineering pedigree or a standout technical achievement is highly valued.