Technical Co-founder

Harnham; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A modern AI-driven SaaS company in New York is seeking a Technical Co-Founder to lead engineering efforts and build a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will have an engineering leadership background, startup experience, and a strong understanding of AI technologies. This role offers a base salary of $150,000 plus bonuses and equity options.

Qualifications

• Senior-level engineering leader with startup/early-stage experience.
• Able to work autonomously and cross-functionally.
• Experience managing engineers, setting timelines, and driving product milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering strategy and architecture.
• Hire and manage a high-performing engineering team.
• Partner with CEO to shape product direction.
• Design and implement AI-driven features.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML knowledge

Communication skills

Startup experience

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

LangChain

AI/ML toolkits

Job description

Technical Co-Founder | NYC | 150k base + bonus + equity up to 10%

An AI-native SaaS platform helping boutique hotels automate operations and boost revenue. It replaces clunky legacy systems with a modern, prompt-driven interface and smart agents - freeing up staff to focus on guests, not back-office tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering strategy, architecture, and execution as the team's technical head.
• Hire, build, and manage a high-performing engineering team.
• Partner closely with the CEO and Co-Founder to shape product direction and align technology with business goals.
• Turn business objectives into scalable technical solutions and deliver against key performance metrics.
• Design and implement AI-driven features like chatbots, RAG pipelines, and agent-based systems.

Ideal Candidate:

• Senior-level engineering leader with startup/early-stage experience
• Familiarity with LangChain, RAG, chatbots, and general AI/ML toolkits (deep ML expertise not required)
• Strong communicator and business-minded - able to work autonomously and cross-functionally
• Experience managing engineers, setting timelines, and driving product milestones
• Entrepreneurial mindset - someone who sees this as a co-founder-level opportunity or stepping stone to their own future venture

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Product Management

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media and Software Development

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