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# Founding Engineer (Frontend + Design)

- **Company:** Ai, Inc
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, IOS Applications, Macintosh Computers, Apple IOS, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Model View ViewModel, Scripting, Swiftui, Pixel Perfect, AWS Lambda, Backend, AWS ECS, Fastapi, Slack, Front End Software Development, Multiplatform, Software Usability
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/founding-engineer-frontend-design-san-francisco-ca--cfdc23b8-d373-4d00-a9a6-95a43d9ac1e7

## About the Role

We don't care about traditional 'credentials', we care about grit. You will be an outlier with a demonstrated track record of achieving greatness and overcoming exceptionally hard problems., AWS Lambda, Apple Macs, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fundraising, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Sales, Slack, Technical/Engineering Design, Use Cases, User Interface Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), iOS

## Description

Following our pre-seed round, we're hiring for our first engineers: a founding backend engineer, and a founding design engineer.
Your role as our founding engineer (frontend + design) will be to work on our native mac and iOS applications. You will take full ownership of our frontend applications, including architecture, networking, ui, and animations.
You will be design-focused and pixel-perfect. You see yourself as an artist, and want to build the most beautiful, usable software in the world.
The role will span beyond the traditional bounds of engineering… As an early hire you will be expected to take shared overall ownership of the product, speak to users, and ensure an incredible user experience. We're in this together; we win as a team and lose as a team.
Tech Stack
Our backend is all written in python, with FastAPI, hosted on Supabase, AWS ECS, and Lambda functions. We use a variety of models for different use cases, but predominantly OpenAI. Our frontend is all native swift, with MVVM architecture and the latest SwiftUI patterns.
Profile
You could be the right fit if you're a top-tier product and design-minded swift engineer with founding/startup experience.


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