Founding Software Engineer

5 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Arthiva Full time

We're building the future of purchasing.

Arthiva is an agentic-commerce startup reimagining
the procurement landscape.
From price discovery to automated purchasing, we're designing an intelligent system that simplifies the entire buying journey and makes smarter decisions on your behalf.

We're looking for a 
Founding Software Engineer
 who loves building from zero, shaping products, and turning bold ideas into working systems. You'll help define our technical foundation, architecture, and culture alongside the founder.

What you'll do:

  • Build end-to-end systems for an AI-powered purchasing platform.
  • Work across the stack: backend, APIs, and user-facing applications.
  • Collaborate on product direction, technical strategy, and rapid experiments.
  • Integrate AI/ML to automate decision-making and streamline user experiences.
  • Establish engineering best practices and help shape the early team.

You might be a fit if you:

  • Have 4–6 years of experience building scalable web apps or systems.
  • Are fluent in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, or Go.
  • Have experience with  and modern cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
  • Thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • Care deeply about product impact - not just the tech stack.

Bonus points:

  • You've built or scaled something from scratch.
  • You've worked with AI/ML, data pipelines, or automation.
  • You're curious about how purchasing, commerce, or procurement could evolve with intelligence.

Why Arthiva:

  • Be one of the first engineers shaping product, culture, and architecture.
  • Direct impact on what and how we build.
  • Competitive compensation + meaningful early equity.
  • Remote-friendly, flexible, high-ownership environment.

If you're excited about building intelligent systems that change how people buy, drop a message or email 

with a short note about what you've built.

Even if you don't check every box, we'd still love to hear from you.



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