Founding Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time AI Platform

Bustem, LLC

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend
Dinner stipend
Bi-weekly team events
Direct close working relationship with
founder and CTO

Job summary

Bustem is hiring a Senior Software Engineer at the founding level to shape core real-time detection and enforcement systems protecting 120+ brands. You will own architecture decisions, collaborate with the CTO, and set the technical bar for the team.

You should have 5+ years of software engineering, startup experience, and a proven track record delivering production systems. Expect autonomy, a strong product mindset, and direct collaboration with leadership.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally at an early-stage or bootstrapped startup.
  • Owned a system end-to-end at real scale with measurable users/data.
  • 1+ year operating with minimal senior oversight and autonomy to start moving.
  • Able to make architecture tradeoffs independently and own incidents in production.
  • Proven track record shipping to paying customers, with strong product instincts and user focus.
  • Clear and energetic communicator who explains tradeoffs simply and effectively.
  • Proficient with Next.js, Postgres, and TypeScript; comfortable integrating AI/LLMs into workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical bar for architecture, code quality, and engineering processes.
  • Mentor engineers and make infrastructure decisions independently.
  • Build AI-powered real-time detection and enforcement systems across multiple platforms.
  • Own backend systems and APIs end-to-end using Next.js, Postgres, and TypeScript.

Skills

Ownership & initiative
Architecture design
Mentoring
Product instincts
Effective communication

Tools

Next.js
PostgreSQL
TypeScript

Job description

Bustem is hiring a Senior Software Engineer at the founding level to shape core real-time detection and enforcement systems protecting 120+ brands. You will own architecture decisions, collaborate with the CTO, and set the technical bar for the team.

You should have 5+ years of software engineering, startup experience, and a proven track record delivering production systems. Expect autonomy, a strong product mindset, and direct collaboration with leadership.

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