Founding Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI software team building tools for leaders across public and private sectors. As a founding engineer, you will work closely with the engineering lead and founding team, taking broad ownership across the product and its AI agent capabilities.

What You'll Do

• Build and own product features end to end across databases, backend services, and frontend experiences.
• Develop and improve production AI agents using LangChain, LangGraph, and the Deep Agents framework.
• Rebuild and maintain core product areas, including onboarding and other non-agent experiences.
• Work directly with customers through messages and calls to troubleshoot issues and understand how they use the product.
• Help establish product and engineering practices as an early team member.

What We're Looking For

• At least 4 years of software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
• Hands-on experience building a production AI agent or LLM-based system, including explaining its purpose, implementation, and testing.
• Proficiency with Python, React, and AWS.
• Experience building full-stack features across databases, backend, and frontend, including product areas beyond AI agents.
• Interest in broad technical ownership and comfort working directly with customers.
• Startup experience or exposure to regulated industries such as fintech, government technology, or healthcare is helpful.
• Must be a U.S. citizen. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary

$180,000 to $220,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, with flexibility for occasional remote work.