🚨 Founding Engineer | Build the System That Decides What to Build
Most teams don’t fail because they can’t build.
They fail because they build the wrong thing.
AI has made it easier than ever to ship products.
It has not made it easier to make great product decisions.
This company is solving that.
They’re building AI systems that:
- Understand a business
- Learn from users and data
- Explore product directions
- And design solutions you wouldn’t have thought of
Not tools that execute ideas
systems that generate better ones.
Why This Matters
The bottleneck in product development has shifted:
From “can we build this?” → to “should we build this?”
The team tackling this is early, well-backed, and already working with serious design partners — from high-growth startups to global enterprises.
The Role: Founding Engineer (AI / Product Systems)
You’ll sit at the intersection of:
- AI systems
- Product thinking
- Real user problems
And build something entirely new.
This is not a “plug models into an app” role.
You’ll define how AI:
- Learns complex business context
- Generates product ideas worth building
- Designs experiences end-to-end
- Evolves based on real-world usage
What You’ll Do
- Build novel AI systems applied to product + design workflows
- Ship product directly to users (fast feedback loops, real impact)
- Work closely with users to understand problems deeply
- Help define product direction, roadmap, and strategy
- Make decisions on models, tooling, and AI infrastructure
- Help build the early team
Who This Attracts
- Engineers who think like product builders
- People who care about why something should exist — not just how
- Builders who enjoy ambiguity and shaping direction
- Those who want to work on problems that don’t have clear answers yet
The Culture
- Ownership from day one
- Small team, high standards
- Product taste matters
- Speed matters
- Curiosity is expected
You won’t be boxed into a role. You’ll work on whatever moves the product forward.
Why Join
- Define a new category at the intersection of AI + product
- Work directly with founders and early users
- See your work in production immediately
- Shape the company, not just the code
Compensation
- Competitive salary (guide $180 - $220k)
- Meaningful early-stage equity
Benefits
- Great health coverage
- In-person, high-collaboration environment
If you’ve ever thought: "We’re building too many things no one needs"
You’ll want to be here. DM me.
