Senior Software Engineer

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 looking for a Founding Engineer to join a small team building a next-generation platform focused on AI-driven automation and intelligent workflows.

The core product is out in the market and gaining traction. The focus now is on shipping remaining core functionality, improving performance, and scaling the platform as adoption grows.

This is a true builder role in a fast-moving environment where engineers have real ownership over the product and technical direction.

You’ll work closely with the founding team and play a key role in shaping both the technology and product roadmap.

What You’ll Work On

• 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

The team currently works across a modern full-stack environment that includes technologies such as:

• Modern frontend frameworks
• Backend services in Node.js or Python
• API development and workflow automation
• AI / LLM integrations
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or similar)

Ideal Background

• Experience building scalable production systems
• Comfortable working in early-stage startup environments
• Interest in AI-enabled products and automation
• Ability to operate with high ownership and minimal bureaucracy