> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2720599-founding-ai-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2720599-founding-ai-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Founding AI Engineer - **Company:** FUTUREPROOFING, LLC - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Systems Integration, TypeScript, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/founding-ai-engineer-futureproofing-8957476 ## About the Role * 7+ years shipping production software, with meaningful time at an early-stage company * You have taken at least one AI-powered product from nothing to real users in production, and can explain the tradeoffs you made along the way * Deep in modern stacks, typically TypeScript/React/Node and/or Python, comfortable across the full stack and into infrastructure * Uses AI tooling daily as part of how you actually build * Comfortable with ambiguity and with being the person who decides * Can talk to non-engineers about technical tradeoffs without losing either group * Founding engineer experience is a plus, though this role won't carry the traditional founding-engineer scope of building and owning the whole system solo ## Description FutureProofing has partnered with a prolific M&A investment banker to build an end-to-end AI platform for investment banking, a category that has been talked about far more than it has been built. The MVP is roughly a month out. We are looking for an AI engineer who has taken products from zero to one to join a team of senior engineers and carry the product from MVP to market. What You'll Do * Take the product from MVP to something real customers rely on * Build with LLMs, agents, RAG, and evaluation as core product surface, not as bolt-ons * Work directly with the founding team on what gets built and why * Dig into the parts of the system that need real ownership: data pipeline, infra, model integration * Move fast alongside engineers who already know how to ship ## Related Videos - [Do TypeScript without TypeScript](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/327-do-typescript-without-typescript) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! What changed and what you can do today with Node.js](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100011-stop-using-node-js-like-in-2020-what-changed-and-what-you-can-do-today-with-node-js) - [Building the Next Generation of Software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100186-building-the-next-generation-of-software) - [Vuejs and TypeScript- Working Together like Peanut Butter and Jelly](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/127-vuejs-and-typescript-working-together-like-peanut-butter-and-jelly) - [Building Products in the era of GenAI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/827-building-products-in-the-era-of-genai) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [How to start an AI project for a good cause and boost your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/15-how-to-start-an-ai-project-for-a-good-cause-and-boost-your-career) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Never delegate the understanding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/749-never-delegate-the-understanding)