Product/Software Engineer

Our client, an AI-native B2B software startup, is seeking a Senior or Staff Product/Software Engineer to join as a Founding Engineer on their growing U.S. team.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who thrives in early-stage environments, takes deep ownership, and can design, build, and scale backend systems from the ground up. You will work closely with the founders on critical product and engineering decisions while helping shape the technical foundation of the company.

You'll play a key role in defining backend architecture, driving engineering excellence, mentoring teammates, and collaborating directly with customers to ensure solutions solve meaningful real-world problems.

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture

• Design and implement scalable backend architecture aligned with long-term product vision
• Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability across services
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring
• Partner with product and leadership to align technical strategy with business goals

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Apply first-principles thinking to complex engineering challenges
• Evaluate trade-offs between speed and scalability
• Propose pragmatic, high-leverage technical solutions

Team & Mentorship

• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers
• Conduct code reviews and uphold high engineering standards
• Own projects end-to-end from design through deployment

AI Systems

• Collaborate closely with the CTO on next-generation AI agent initiatives

What They're Looking For

• 6–10 years of experience as a backend-heavy engineer at high-caliber startups
• Fast promotional track record
• Experience joining companies between Seed and Series C and/or time at strong scale-ups
• Proven track record in building production systems end-to-end
• Strong product and business thinking
• Former founder or founding engineer experience is a plus
• CS or adjacent STEM degree with strong coding foundation (top-tier programs preferred)
• Strong full-stack fundamentals (backend-leaning acceptable)
• Experience with Python, Postgres, TypeScript, React, and GCP preferred
• High-agency self-starter who thrives in fast-paced environments
• Demonstrated spikes of excellence (top schools, elite engineering teams, competitive achievements, etc.)

This is a rare opportunity to help architect and scale the backend systems of a venture-backed AI company at an inflection point, with meaningful ownership from day one.