Founding Software Engineer — AI-driven Automation & Scale

Premier Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A venture-backed startup is seeking a Founding Engineer to join their team focused on AI-driven automation and workflows. In this role, you'll build core product features, develop automation systems, and collaborate directly with the founding team to shape the technology roadmap. Ideal candidates will have experience in building scalable production systems, thrive in early-stage environments, and demonstrate high ownership with minimal bureaucracy. This position offers an exciting opportunity to significantly impact the platform's direction.

Responsibilities

• Building and shipping core product features.
• Developing automation and workflow systems.
• Integrating AI-powered functionality.
• Designing and improving backend services and APIs.
• Helping scale the platform’s cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborating directly with leadership on technical strategy.

Skills

Building scalable production systems

Early-stage startup environments

AI-enabled products

High ownership

Minimal bureaucracy

Tools

Node.js

Python

AWS

Azure

Job description

A venture-backed startup is seeking a Founding Engineer to join their team focused on AI-driven automation and workflows. In this role, you'll build core product features, develop automation systems, and collaborate directly with the founding team to shape the technology roadmap. Ideal candidates will have experience in building scalable production systems, thrive in early-stage environments, and demonstrate high ownership with minimal bureaucracy. This position offers an exciting opportunity to significantly impact the platform's direction.