Founding Infrastructure Engineer

This is one of the company’s first three hires. You’ll build the shared infrastructure that powers the agents, own the technical foundations, and help shape the company from day one., * Design and build the core backend and distributed systems connecting business data, workflows and agents

• Create the shared context and coordination layer that lets work flow reliably between departments
• Make infrastructure decisions across execution, integrations, reliability and compute efficiency, including GPU usage where relevant
• Work directly with the founder, founding designer and forward deployed engineer to turn the first customer workflows into a working product
• Set engineering standards and help build out the infrastructure team as the company grows

• Strong hands-on backend or distributed systems experience, with clear examples of production systems you’ve owned
• Sound judgement in balancing performance, reliability and cost, and an interest in applying it to AI infrastructure
• A track record of building from an ambiguous brief and owning the outcome
• Enthusiasm for a small, fast-moving team where you help decide what gets built

Ownership and package

Target base salary of around $200K, negotiated alongside equity. Indicative equity is 4%, depending on the overall package and agreed terms. You’ll own the infrastructure function, with scope to hire and lead your own team.

Our client is building AI agents that run the day-to-day operations behind real-world commerce. Starting in logistics and distribution, the goal is to connect and automate workflows across customer onboarding, inventory, administration and billing. Agents share context and coordinate work across departments, while business owners monitor progress and step in for approvals or exceptions.

The company has raised $1.5M and has two signed customer agreements representing roughly $400K in potential ARR once the product is delivered. It was founded by a repeat YC founder with a product background at leading big tech companies.