Staff Engineer — Founding AI Systems Architect (Equity)

blazetalent

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 230,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

blazetalent is seeking a Staff Engineer to architect and build core systems as part of the founding engineering team in Brooklyn. You’ll shape the technical direction for a flagship product, rethinking how creative tools should function in the generative AI age.

You’ll own substantial scope across the stack, design scalable systems, and help set engineering standards while delivering high-performance, polished applications for users.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in engineering roles with proven impact at scale.
  • Full-stack expertise across frontend and backend.
  • Strong React/JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS skills.
  • Experience with Node.js and PostgreSQL in production.
  • Ability to design and debug distributed systems; problem-solver.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and maintain core product systems and features.
  • Collaborate with founding team to set engineering direction.
  • Build rich interactive apps with high performance and usability.
  • Context-switch across frontend and backend infrastructure.
  • Debug and optimize distributed systems for complex workflows.
  • Solve challenging technical problems with creative solutions.

Skills

Full-Stack Mastery
Frontend Expertise
Backend Strength
Systems Knowledge
Product Focus
Problem Solver
ML Familiarity
Engineering Experience (8+ years)

Tools

React
Next.js
Typescript
Node.js
PostgreSQL

Job description

blazetalent is seeking a Staff Engineer to architect and build core systems as part of the founding engineering team in Brooklyn. You’ll shape the technical direction for a flagship product, rethinking how creative tools should function in the generative AI age.

You’ll own substantial scope across the stack, design scalable systems, and help set engineering standards while delivering high-performance, polished applications for users.

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