Founding Platform Engineer: AI‑Driven Production Apps

Synthetiq; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthetiq is building production software from conversations, enabling business users to specify needs and generating full-stack apps connected to their data.

As a founding engineer, you will shape the platform, work directly with the founders, and influence architecture across the App, Service, and Workflow Frameworks, APIs, data connectivity, deployment pipelines, the desktop app, and MCP server infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering.
• Experience building platforms where extensibility, composability, and multi-tenancy were first-class concerns.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs in production and familiarity with MCP.
• Track record of making good architectural tradeoffs and communicating them clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work with the founders to shape the platform and technology choices.
• Engage across the full stack: App, Service, and Workflow Frameworks, platform APIs, data connectivity, deployment pipelines, desktop app, and MCP server infrastructure.
• Write code and make architectural calls to build reliable production software.
• Talk to customers to understand needs and translate them into design decisions.

Skills

System-wide architecture

Platform design

Security controls

LLMs in production

Communication skills

Tools

MCP server

APIs

Job description

Synthetiq is building production software from conversations, enabling business users to specify needs and generating full-stack apps connected to their data.

As a founding engineer, you will shape the platform, work directly with the founders, and influence architecture across the App, Service, and Workflow Frameworks, APIs, data connectivity, deployment pipelines, the desktop app, and MCP server infrastructure.