Founding Engineer (Applied AI)
AI Summary
Founding Engineer building autonomous AI agents that automate order processing, quoting, and inventory decisions for industrial supply chain customers, integrating with enterprise systems and shipping high-performance backend services.
About this role
We're looking for a high-trajectory SWE to build the AI agents that will automate how $2T of industrial goods move through the supply chain. Our AI agents don't have users - you don't upend an industry's business model with human-in-the-loop copilots. You'll work directly with the founders to build autonomous systems for the core functions of $Xbn+ industrial customers.
What you'll do
Build and ship autonomous AI agents that process orders, generate quotes, and make inventory decisions without human intervention
Integrate with messy enterprise systems - ERPs, CRMs, inboxes, and phone systems that distributors actually use
Write high-performance backend services that handle inventory optimization algorithms, complex pricing logic and more
What we're looking for
A systems-minded engineer who wants to build software that runs real businesses. Specifically:
Experience with Next.js, TS, Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL - our core stack
Familiarity with C# is a plus for working with legacy enterprise SDKs
You've racked up 1000s of hours in combined LLM usage and productizing - you have a deep familiarity with them, and deep knowledge of LLM research, agents, tool calling, robustness
We hire on trajectory, not resume length
Our Culture
Focus. Accelerate industrial commerce. Everything else is noise
Ownership. You build, deploy, and own outcomes
Velocity. Ship fast. No red tape. We work 9-9-6
Impact. Your code runs $Xbn+ customer operations
Compensation & Benefits
Top of line compensation, founding equity
Visa sponsorship - we will do everything in our power to get you to SF
No barriers - we cover relocation, team meals, and whatever tools or resources you need to get the job done
Elite team - a small, intense group from the world’s best institutions. We’re obsessed with winning and have a lot of fun along the way
Skills
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