Company Description
We are an SF-based stealth mode AI startup, building AI agents and automation tools for Marketing use-cases. We are ex-Big Tech, currently bootstrapped and working with a few design partners/early customers. We will be starting a fundraise in Q3 2024.
Role Description
This is a part-time remote role for a Founding Engineer (first engineering hire). This is an equity-only role, meaning compensation will be in the form of equity rather than a salary.
This role will be 30% applied research and 70% product engineering. The expectation is that you will be able to commit 15 hours per week for this role to begin with.
You will -
- Experiment with the latest AI technologies and research and put them into implementation.
- Have the freedom and responsibility to design and own projects from start to finish.
- Have opportunities to directly talk with customers and solve their problems!
About you
- Love to keep up with and dive into latest technologies in AI
- Move fast, ship quickly, has high urgency
- Energized about going from 0 to 1
- Enjoy high ownership and responsibility
- Familiar with no-code tools and frameworks
- Excited about working on AI-native user experiences
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or a related field (Also open to university students for the right candidate)
- Knowledge of gen-AI systems (LLMs, model training/fine-tuning, agent frameworks, evaluation frameworks, vector DBs, RAG, etc)
- Experience in building and scaling backend systems and infrastructure
- Strong generalist, skilled with Python, cloud infrastructure (AWS).
What we offer
- Technical Ownership: You will own high level (and lower level) technical decisions for an early-stage startup, with mentorship from seasoned Engineering leaders from Silicon Valley.
- Equity: As a key initial hire, you will receive significant founding equity and ownership in the company.
- Growth: You will have a natural on-ramp to come onboard as a full-time, salaried Founding Engineer after a fundraise event.

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