Founding Software Engineer
Alexander Chapman
New York, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
IntermediateJob location
Remote
New York, United States of America
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Programming Tools
Distributed Systems
Fault Tolerance
SQL Databases
TypeScript
Delivery Pipeline
Reliability of Systems
Build Management
Job description
- Design and build the core infrastructure powering AI agents in production.
- Develop scalable backend systems, developer tooling, and internal platforms.
- Improve system reliability, observability, performance, and deployment workflows.
- Build evaluation frameworks to monitor quality and prevent regressions.
- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to rapidly deliver new features.
- Take ownership of technical architecture and help shape engineering best practices.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience building production software.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and SQL.
- Experience designing reliable, scalable distributed systems.
- Knowledge of observability, fault tolerance, retries, and resilient system design.
- Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments is preferred.
- Comfortable taking ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Based in New York City or willing to relocate.
About Alexander Chapman