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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** AZ2 LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Databases, Information Extraction, Systems Integration, Large Language Models, Backend, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_f7f5bf20b6e5f56c619b2c6bbf099a37

## About the Role

We're looking for an exceptional builder with strong technical judgment, high agency, and a genuine desire to build a company., * Have built and shipped sophisticated software from zero to production.

 * Have deep expertise in backend systems, cloud infrastructure, databases, APIs, and modern AI architectures.
 * Understand how to build reliable production systems, not just impressive demos.
 * Move quickly, take ownership, and make sound architectural trade-offs.
 * Enjoy working directly with customers and translating ambiguous problems into elegant technical solutions.
 * Think like a founder, with strong product intuition and commercial judgment.

Prior experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early technical leader is highly valued.

Experience with enterprise SaaS, financial infrastructure, LLM systems, or regulated environments is a plus., We're looking for someone who wants to take real ownership, solve difficult technical problems, and help build the next generation of financial infrastructure.

## Description

You'll work alongside the founder, engage directly with institutional customers, and have significant autonomy over architecture, engineering execution, and technical strategy., * Architecture & Infrastructure: Lead the evolution of our MVP into a secure, scalable, enterprise-grade platform.

 * AI Engineering: Build production-grade agentic workflows, document intelligence, financial modeling, and automated credit analysis.
 * Backend & Integrations: Design robust APIs, data pipelines, and integrations with financial systems.
 * Product Development: Work directly with investment professionals to translate complex financial workflows into reliable software.
 * Engineering Leadership: Establish standards for code quality, testing, security, and deployment, and help build the engineering team as we grow.

You'll have the opportunity to make foundational technical decisions and see your work deployed in real institutional environments., This isn't a role where you'll inherit a roadmap and execute tickets. You'll help define the product, architecture, engineering culture, and long-term technical direction.