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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** PEOPLE INC.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Databases, Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Backend, Agentic-AI
- **Published:** November 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/2_169718458

## About the Role

* 3+ years of strong software engineering experience, or an exceptional track record.
 * Full-stack expertise with particularly strong backend and systems design fundamentals.
 * Experience building and owning complex products end to end.
 * Strong understanding of databases, APIs, and modern cloud infrastructure.
 * Experience with LLMs, AI tooling, or agentic applications.
 * Strong product instincts, technical judgment, and comfort operating with autonomy.
 * Excitement about working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

## Description

* Architect and build scalable backend services, APIs, and data models.
 * Develop polished, user-facing applications using TypeScript, React, and Next.js.
 * Build AI-powered workflows, retrieval systems, and agentic capabilities.
 * Design reliable systems for complex, context-rich data and operational workflows.
 * Work directly with users and help shape product and technical decisions.
 * Establish engineering best practices as the team scales., This is an opportunity to join at the founding-engineer level, with meaningful equity and the ability to shape both the technical foundations and future direction of the company. xrbllit