We are looking for a Founding Engineer to join a fast-growing start-up developing a product for automated lead generation and recruitment outreach.
Responsibilities: * Autonomously architect, prototype, & build the product from the ground up. * Develop integrations with AI (e.g. Perplexity, OpenAI) & 3rd party API (e.g. CRMs). * Leverage your prompt engineering skills to maximize the outcome. * Horizontally work with founders in discussions on business & product topics.
Requirements: * 1+ years of experience in a SaaS/startup previously. * Senior-level engineer with 5+ years of software development experience. * Experience in RAG & AI agents development and prompt engineering. * API development and integration experience. * Database design and optimization (SQL). * Development in cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure). * Patterns for asynchronous task processing (RabbitMQ, SQS, or similar). * Experience with n8n/make will be a great plus. * Authentic obsession with giving customers the best. * Excellent verbal communication skills. * Excellent English, strong B2 level minimum.
Job details: * Full-time. * Fully remote. * Long-term. * B2B contract. * Start date — ideally ASAP / by mid-April. * Also, you will get founding member equity % in addition to your fixed salary.
What else will you get: * Learning how a startup grows. * Direct impact on product and company strategy. * Deliver value directly to paying B2B clients. * Opportunity to build and lead a team and department. * You will work with the most modern toolset (including Cursor in Agent mode).
The hiring process: * 45 min pre-screen interview with a recruitment manager * 15-30 min call with the client * a technical deep-dive interview, most likely with online coding (conducted by client) * online call with the team or key team members
When you apply for the role, please answer the following questions: * Have you worked in a start-up environment previously? Was that a direct hire at the startup, or did you work through an outsource/outstaff company? * Could you share the startup names along with their approximate annual revenue and headcount? * How much commercial experience do you have with RAG? * Do you have experience building AI agents? * Do you have experience with prompt engineering? * How much commercial experience do you have with Node.js and Typescript? * Have you previously worked with n8n/make automation platforms? * What is your current level of proficiency in English? * Please share your monthly salary expectations (gross amount in USD). * When can you start?
