Founding AI Engineer

Location: New York City (Hybrid)

Compensation: Up to $250,000 Base + Meaningful Equity Join a High-Growth Startup at the Ground Floor We're partnering with an ambitious NYC-based startup looking for a Founding Product Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping both the product and engineering culture from day one. This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in early-stage environments, enjoys operating across the full stack, and wants direct impact on company direction, product strategy, and technical decisions. You'll work closely with the founders, build customer-facing features from scratch, and help scale a product that's solving real-world problems in a rapidly growing market.

What You'll Be Doing: Designing, building, and shipping product features end-to-end Working directly with founders, customers, and stakeholders to influence the product roadmap Owning projects from concept through production Building scalable and maintainable systems across the frontend and backend Helping establish engineering best practices, tooling, and processes Contributing to hiring and shaping the future engineering team

What We're Looking For: Strong experience building and shipping products in startup environments Full-stack engineering expertise with modern Java Script/Type Script ecosystems Hands-on experience with technologies such as React, Next.js, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure Product-minded approach with a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences Ability to operate independently and thrive amid ambiguity Comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced environment Previous startup experience, ideally Seed through Series B stage

Nice to Have: Experience building AI-powered products or integrating LLMsExposure to data-intensive applications and scalable architectures Prior Founding Engineer or early-stage startup experience What's on Offer Up to $250,000 base salary Significant equity package Opportunity to work directly alongside experienced founders High ownership and influence across product and technical strategy Fast-moving environment with substantial career growth potentialA chance to build something from the ground up and make a lasting impact If you're excited by ownership, product thinking, and building at startup speed, we'd love to hear from you.