Founding Software Engineer – AI, Core Platform & Growth

Boardy; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardy in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to help define core architecture, ownership of features, and scale backend systems with modern AI/ML workflows. You will build APIs, data pipelines, and integrate external platforms while shipping quickly and learning from user feedback.

Ideal candidates have strong backend skills (TypeScript, Python), experience with production-grade APIs, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure; comfort with AI/LLM components and data stores.

Qualifications

• Proven backend software engineering experience.
• Experience building and operating production-grade APIs and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own core product and platform features from design through production.
• Build and integrate APIs, services, and external platforms.
• Design scalable backend systems and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with founders on architecture and technical direction.
• Ship quickly and iterate based on user feedback.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

AI/LLMs

Ownership

Data pipelines

SQL/NoSQL

Performance & reliability

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

REST/GraphQL

Job description

Boardy in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to help define core architecture, ownership of features, and scale backend systems with modern AI/ML workflows. You will build APIs, data pipelines, and integrate external platforms while shipping quickly and learning from user feedback.

Ideal candidates have strong backend skills (TypeScript, Python), experience with production-grade APIs, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure; comfort with AI/LLM components and data stores.