Posted 2 months ago
Founding Engineer
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Builds and ships the core product as a founding engineer, working directly with founders on APIs, interfaces, and AI features for customer GTM workflows.
About this role
About Cluster
Cluster’s mission is to become the infrastructure layer between agents and markets.
Since launching a few months ago, we’re already helping 50+ high growth startups (among them other a16z speedrun and YC startups) find and reach their best fit customers.
We are backed by a16z speedrun and are looking for people to build at the intersection of GTM and AI.
About the role
You will work directly with the founders (Enrique, Luis) in person in our Union Square office in NYC.
You’ll join customer meetings, define product requirements, build and launch features and demo to customers, take their feedback to ruthlessly improve the product.
What you’ll work on
Build the core product, from APIs, to tasteful interfaces for humans and agents. Be independent and own major features through development and deployment.
Deploy production ready AI features that directly impact real customer GTM workflows
Work directly with the founders in a highly collaborative environment
Take the latest and greatest from X and bring it into the product
Compound the company's engineering velocity by setting up AI-native engineering workflows and processes
We’re looking for
A cracked dev with 3+ years of experience who wants real ownership of the product & roadmap
Python and typescript experience strongly preferred
Solid data modeling fundamentals
You prefer shipping fast over perfection
You whisper to coding agents all day long but use them with judgement
You have a growth mindset and can learn fast from feedback
Bonus if you’ve ever run an outbound campaign
Compensation & Equity
Early-stage compensation: a meaningful equity stake plus salary. Specifics depend on experience - we're happy to talk through the details early in the process.
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