Founding Engineer

Job Juncture
San Francisco, CA, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$250,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Code Review Database Queries Session Initiation Protocols Python (Programming Language) Next.js SQL Databases TypeScript WebSocket Core Voice Platform ReactJS
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Database Optimization Backend Fastapi Build Tools Front End Software Development Functional Programming

Job description

This company handles millions of calls per month and needs an engineer who has worked at that scale before and knows how to build systems that don’t break under it. This is an architecture-heavy, full-stack role not just backend. You will own everything from database optimization to reducing dashboard load times from four seconds to sub-100 milliseconds.

You will work on-site directly with the founding team, contributing across architecture, infrastructure, and product. This is a high-ownership role suited for someone who moves fast, brings strong engineering discipline, and has personally mastered a skill outside of work to an elite level., * Architect and develop systems that simulate, analyze, and evaluate conversational AI agents across voice and multimodal formats

  • Design resilient, scalable infrastructure using AWS (Lambda, EC2, WebSockets, SIP) to support millions of real-time conversations
  • Identify and reduce system bottlenecks across the full stack from database query optimization to frontend dashboard performance
  • Develop algorithms and pipelines that surface insights, detect failure modes, and ensure agents operate safely and reliably
  • Establish and enforce strong engineering practices across code review, architecture design, and system design
  • Work on-site with customers to build, sell, and deploy the product in real-world environments

Requirements

  • TypeScript, Python, SQL, AWS non-negotiable core stack proficiency
  • Systems and architecture design at scale ability to design, articulate, and defend decisions for high-volume production environments
  • Full-stack engineering across React, Next.js, and FastAPI
  • Voice AI stack experience familiarity with tools such as LiveKit, Deepgram, Cartesia, or ElevenLabs
  • Extreme hobby or competitive achievement outside of work requiring hundreds of hours of deliberate practice (deal-breaker if absent)

About the company

  • Seed-stage AI company backed by Y Combinator, Floodgate, and PeakXV high-growth trajectory with strong institutional support
  • Crossed $1M in revenue with doubling growth every three months since launch clear product-market fit already established
  • Client roster includes Fortune 500 names and fast-scaling tech companies massive market visibility for a founding engineer
  • First-of-its-kind QA platform for conversational AI this is a category-defining role in a rapidly expanding space
  • Founding engineer title with direct access to and collaboration with the CEO and founding team
  • High-ownership technical role: you define architecture, set engineering standards, and shape the product from the ground up
  • Perks include health insurance, gym membership (5+ visits/month), and $500 desk/workspace stipend Benefits & Perks

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