Founding Software Engineer

Weller Precision Industries LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Ownership

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Weller Precision Industries LLC seeks a lead software engineer to own the AI tutor system from architecture to production. You will work with TypeScript, React, Next.js, and PostgreSQL to build and scale AI-driven learning experiences, orchestrating LLMs and integrating AI workflows across frontend and backend.

Ideal candidates have strong engineering judgment, can navigate an evolving early-stage codebase, and contribute to CI/CD, cloud deployment, and automated testing for reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have strong engineering judgment and experience with TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, and LLM application development.
• Ability to own large portions of a product and work in an evolving, early-stage codebase is essential.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture and production rollout of AI tutor system.
• Collaborate across frontend, backend, and ML teams to ship features and improvements.
• Design scalable, robust AI-driven learning workflows and monitoring.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

PostgreSQL

LLM APIs

AI Application Development

Backend Development

API Development

CI/CD

Cloud Deployment

Automated Testing

Agentic Workflows

Structured Generation

System Architecture

Frontend Development

Observability

Tools

Next.js

CI/CD

Cloud Platforms

Observability Tools

Job description

The role involves taking end-to-end ownership of complex AI learning systems, from architecture to production. Key focus areas include learner state memory, adaptive question generation, and LLM orchestration to build an AI-powered tutor.

Requirements: Candidates should have strong engineering judgment and experience with TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, and LLM application development. The ability to own large portions of a product and work in an evolving, early-stage codebase is essential.

Key Skills: TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, LLM APIs, AI Application Development, Backend Development, API Development, CI/CD, Cloud Deployment, Automated Testing, Agentic Workflows, Structured Generation, System Architecture, Frontend Development, Observability

Benefits: Equity Ownership, Sign-on Bonus