Software Engineer

Code Compass ?; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown company in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Engineer to build the platform end-to-end, architect agentic workflows and RAG pipelines for enterprise clients. You will own the data layer, design scalable pipelines, and take products from 0→1 with real autonomy.

Join a senior early-stage team, work alongside a skilled engineering group, and help shape the platform as it scales. Expect ownership across the full stack and direct customer collaboration to turn feedback into rapid

Qualifications

• Commercial software engineering experience with Python.
• Production experience with LLMs, RAG, or agentic AI systems.
• Full-stack experience with React/Next.js/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Own data layer, design relational schemas and scalable pipelines; ship end-to-end platform features.
• Take products from 0→1 with autonomy, delivering improvements for enterprise customers.

Tools

Python

React

Next.js

TypeScript

LLMs

RAG Pipelines

SQL

Distributed Systems

APIs

Job description

Join our client, an early-stage AI company building an enterprise platform for Fortune 500 customers. Working alongside a senior engineering team, you'll help build production-grade LLM systems and take ownership of products from 0→1 while working directly with customers to turn real-world feedback into fast product improvements.

Python, React, Next.js, LLMs, RAG Pipelines, Agentic Workflows, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, AI Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, APIs

About the Role:

As a Founding Engineer, you will build the platform end to end, architecting and shipping agentic workflows and RAG pipelines into production for enterprise customers. You'll own the data layer, design relational schemas and scalable pipelines, and take products from 0→1 with real autonomy.

Nice to have:

• Commercial software engineering experience with strong Python skills.
• Production experience building LLM, RAG, agentic or generative AI systems.
• Full-stack experience with React, Next.js or TypeScript.
• Experience taking products or features from 0→1 in a startup or fast-paced environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• High ownership and autonomy across the entire product lifecycle.
• Opportunity to join a senior early-stage team and help shape the platform as it scales.

Python, React, Next.js, LLMs, RAG Pipelines, Agentic Workflows, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, AI Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, APIs

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.