Founding Engineer

Benbase

  • San Francisco, New York
  • 30+ days ago
  • Remote
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    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agentsunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Brokerageunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • GitHubunmatched
    • Human Interactionunmatched
    • Middlewareunmatched
    • Modeling Languagesunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Rubyunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched

    Description

    Benbase is on a mission to scale the trusted benefits advisor.

    As a Founding Engineer, you’ll architect and build our AI agent platform. You’ll work across the stack—from thinking how our agents interact human-in-loop to optimizing back-end infrastructure and model accuracy—ensuring speed, scalability, and impact.
    We are seeking builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and impact.

    What You’ll Do


    • Build and ship our AI agents platform to help automate our brokerage's core internal workflows
    • Develop and refine agentic middleware including prompt engineering and tool calls using Ruby and Python
    • Design and optimize agentic automations for performance, security, and reliability
    • Work closely with our brokerage team to translate ideas from prototypes to production-ready automations
    • Own key technical decisions, ensuring maintainability and long-term impact


    Who You Are


    • You love to code
    • Have a strong portfolio or GitHub showcasing full-stack development expertise
    • Proficient in at least two major languages (Ruby/Python/Typescript) and modern front-end/back-end frameworks
    • Experience designing and working with Large Language Models, Embeddings and Prompt Engineering
    • Deep understanding of debugging, performance optimization, multi-stage deployment, and best practices
    • Comfortable in a fast-moving, high-performance startup environment

    The ideal candidate is based in San Francisco or New York and can be hybrid a few days a week, but we are open to a fully remote hire.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, New York (
    Remote
    )

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