Founding Software Engineer - AI Agents & Infra

Arcadia

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity approximately 0.5%
Founding-level ownership
High-intensity startup environment

Job summary

Arcadia is seeking three Founding Software Engineers in San Francisco to build and scale infrastructure for autonomous AI agents in the hospitality sector. This role is ideal for candidates who thrive in fast-paced startup environments and wish to play a critical role in product and technical direction from the start.

Join a dynamic team to develop AI systems for real-time decisions across numerous guest interactions and help architect backend solutions for complex workflows.

Expect a high-intensity work culture with significant equity and ownership.

Qualifications

  • Strong backend or infrastructure engineering experience.
  • Experience scaling systems in startup or high-growth environments.
  • Proficiency in Python preferred but flexible with fundamentals.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale core infrastructure for autonomous AI agents.
  • Develop AI-powered systems for complex operational workflows.
  • Help shape technical strategy and culture.

Skills

Backend engineering experience
Scaling systems in startup environments
Proficiency in Python
AI/ML systems experience
Distributed systems knowledge
Strong ownership mentality

Job description

Arcadia is seeking three Founding Software Engineers in San Francisco to build and scale infrastructure for autonomous AI agents in the hospitality sector. This role is ideal for candidates who thrive in fast-paced startup environments and wish to play a critical role in product and technical direction from the start.

Join a dynamic team to develop AI systems for real-time decisions across numerous guest interactions and help architect backend solutions for complex workflows.

Expect a high-intensity work culture with significant equity and ownership.

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