Founding Engineer

What you'll do

• Design APIs and abstractions that are intuitive for both humans and AI Agents
• Build high-performant, low-latency systems with the idea that agents are the end-users in mind
• Get your hands dirty by touching our core infrastructure that processes hundreds of thousands of emails per day
• Think creatively about being the bridge between cutting edge AI capabilities with something as primitive as email
• Own projects end-to-end, from system design to production rollout
• Write clear, maintainable code and strong technical documentation
• Be the frontline for feedback from our customers - we’ll trust you to be our spokesperson

What we’re looking for

• You want to solve problems end-to-end: every engineer owns a part of the product and needs to make decisions across the frontend, infrastructure, backend, and UX
• You have a high bar for quality: At a startup, speed is the only advantage we have over big-tech companies. But even more important is to care about your output and obsess about details
• You are a clear thinker and communicator: We have daily standups and weekly syncs in which we expect you to communicate tradeoffs, problems, and blockers directly
• You are highly technical: preferred you have prior experience shipping production software by real users as a software engineer at a tech company or startup. But hustlers are always appreciated

Bonus points

• Experience with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or developer tools
• Experience with messaging, email, auth, or protocol-heavy systems
• Experience building for AI/LLM use cases

Compensation

• $150k - $250k base
• 0.5% - 1.5% equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• All employees get Equinox memberships
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (Free Doordash)