Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)

Overview

Founding Engineer role in a fast-growing AI startup that embeds automation and AI into frontline workflows. You will own the end-to-end technical direction, building AI-powered products for real customers from day one and shipping rapidly. Work closely with the founders to transform ambiguity into practical, measurable solutions with meaningful impact. This is a true 0-1 build with significant ownership and equity potential. If you thrive in founder-led environments and enjoy crafting scalable AI systems, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• design and build AI-powered automation systems
• ship production-grade features end-to-end
• collaborate with founders and leadership on product direction
• own deliverables in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
• turn ambiguous problems into concrete technical solutions

Key requirements

• polyglot engineer
• built and shipped AI-powered products or workflow automation in production
• strong builder mindset with ownership
• experience in early-stage startup environments

• ownership
• comfort with ambiguity
• fast-paced collaboration
• AI-powered product development
• workflow automation
• production systems engineering

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