Founding Engineer
6 days ago
About us Our partner is building a one-person AI marketing service. We went from 0 to $500k ARR in 90 days while in stealth and are now assembling an all-star team to launch and scale.
The role Work directly with the CTO to design, build, and scale the world's first AI-native B2B content generation platform. You will own mission-critical surfaces, ship quickly, and set engineering culture from day one.
What you'll doOwn a core pillar such as web scraping at scale, pipeline optimization, or multimodal/voice AI interfacesCreate novel AI-native experiences that combine text and video generativityBuild net-new features and harden them against unexpected user behaviorDrive ideas end to end: talk to users (if you want), translate needs into designs, and ship
You might be a fit if you haveExcellence and ambition: you've been best-in-class at something and want to be the best in the worldUnorthodox thinking: you spot non-obvious angles and move faster and smarter because of itDedication: high-tempo work ethic, comfortable working most days alongside a like-minded teamEQ and agency: you read the room, communicate crisply, and believe you can learn almost anythingPreference for in-person collaboration in San Francisco
We're especially excited by people whoLive in the backend and obsess over performant, scalable systemsBreathe Figma and care about interaction design as much as implementationBuilt their own scrapers when none existedHave dabbled in short-form video creation and enjoy crafting compelling content
Location and setup In-person in San Francisco.
Compensation Base salary: $150k–$250k, plus meaningful equity.
How to apply Send a short note and links to shipped work or GitHub to Bonus: include a 3–5 sentence story about a system you owned that you made faster, more reliable, or more delightful for users.
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