Quill — Founding Engineer

davidjoseph-co; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Quill, a pre-seed AI data infrastructure startup in New York City, is hiring a Founding Engineer for on-site work in Manhattan. You will partner directly with the founders on product vision, architecture, and shipping end-to-end features, helping build the core platform with real traction.

Relocation support is available, and you will own meaningful equity as the company scales from its first engineering hire to a growing team.

Job description

Quill — Founding Engineer

Type: Full-time | On-site | Manhattan, NY (5 days/week, relocation supported)Compensation: $160,000–$260,000 + 0%–1% equityHiring count: 3Visa sponsorship: Yes — H-1B, TNReports to: Founders — Madhura (CEO & Founder) and Arvind (CTO)

About Quill

Quill is building an agent system for data reliability. Companies depend on systems of record like CRMs and ERPs to run sales, report, and manage the business, but the data inside those systems is messy at every company size — and in the age of AI, random tools and agents writing data everywhere are making it worse. Quill restructures and links that data into a company graph that agents can operate on reliably, then runs an agent system to clean data autonomously and provide governed, secure, human-in-the-loop curation workflows. It positions itself as serving security-conscious companies and regulated industries, with control, auditability, and compliance built in.

Founded: 2026 | Team size: 1–10 (pre-seed) | Total funding: $4.5M pre-seedIndustry: AI tools / data infrastructureWebsite: tryquill.comOffice: New York City (Manhattan)

Why Candidates Should Join

• Real traction, not just an idea: Design partners are already using the platform daily, and the team just closed $4.5M in pre-seed.
• Founding-engineer ownership: One of the first engineering hires, working directly with the founders on product vision and shipping end-to-end.
• Strong fundamentals for an early-stage