Founding Software Engineer

GigaML; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a full-stack engineer with 3-5 years of experience to contribute to innovative AI products. Candidates should excel in Python and frontend technologies like Next.js and React. Join a dynamic team focused on transforming customer support with cutting-edge technology.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Gym Membership

Wellness allowance

Full health, dental, and vision coverage

On-demand snacks, meals, and coffee

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on engineering experience.
• Strong preference for candidates with prior startup experience.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly contribute to Chat and Voice AI products.
• Drive technical decisions and architecture design.
• Take full product ownership from ideation to launch.

Skills

Python

Next.js

React

Problem Solving

Education

Top 40 College

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Experience: 3-5 years
Salary: $150K - $220K (Base) + Equity

About GigaML

At GigaML, we’re revolutionizing enterprise customer support by deploying AI agents that resolve over 1 million customer tickets monthly via voice and chat. Industry leaders like Postman and Zepto (YC’s fastest-growing company) trust our AI to navigate complex, real-world conversations with clarity, accuracy, and scalability.

With multi-year contracts secured and strong investor backing from YC President Garry Tan, Nexus Venture Partners, and other top investors, we’re scaling fast to meet skyrocketing demand.

Why Join Us?

• Impact: Be a key contributor to cutting-edge ML projects transforming industries.

• Growth: Thrive in a dynamic, high-ownership environment alongside top-tier talent.

• Innovation: Work with advanced tools and push technological boundaries.

• Autonomy: Drive your own initiatives and influence the company’s technical direction.

About the Role

We’re seeking a full-stack engineer with hands-on experience in building and deploying LLM-based products from scratch. You should take pride in your work and write high-quality, scalable code. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do:

• Build Product: Rapidly contribute to our Chat and Voice AI products, eventually owning your own product or product lines.

• Technical Leadership: Drive technical decisions and architecture design, shaping the foundation of our solutions.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with co-founders and other team members to translate business vision into actionable project plans.

• Ownership: Take full product ownership from ideation to launch, including integration into existing systems.

Who You Are / Must-Haves:

• Startup Experience: Strong preference for candidates with prior startup experience. Former founders are especially valued for their entrepreneurial mindset and problem-solving skills.

• Prior Experience: 3-5 years of hands-on engineering experience.

• Educational Background: Ideally, candidates should have attended a college ranked in the top 40 in the United States.

• Backend Skills: Strong background in Python (Django experience is a plus).

• Frontend Skills: Proficiency in Next.js, React, and ShadCN.

• Cloud Platforms: Proficient with AWS or Google Cloud.

• Scalability: Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker is a big plus.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary plus equity

• Gym Membership

• Wellness allowance

• Full health, dental, and vision coverage

• Recently moved to a 5,000 sq. ft. office to support our growing team

• On-demand snacks, meals, and coffee to keep you fueled.
  

Interview Process

• Intro call w/ CEO (20 min)

• Live coding round w/ CTO (1 hr)

• In-office work trial (full day)