Founding Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage B2B SaaS team building AI tools for industrial ingredient manufacturers. As an early engineering hire, you will work closely with the founding team and shape products that automate document-heavy workflows across the industry.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $160,000 to $200,000 annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California.

Responsibilities

Build backend systems to ingest and process documents from customer business systems and inboxes.; Develop AI agents that complete complex compliance and food safety documentation.; Own product features end to end, from backend services and infrastructure through frontend experiences.; Ship quickly, learn from real user feedback, and adapt the product as customer needs evolve.

Requirements

Experience as a founding engineer, founder/CTO, or one of the first engineers at an early-stage startup.; Demonstrated 0-to-1 product ownership, including launching production products or major features used by real customers.; Strong full-stack engineering range, including backend services, frontend product development, and relational database design.; Experience with AI or LLM products, agents, retrieval, search, or automation, ideally in production.; Relevant technologies include Kotlin and Spring Boot, React and Next.js, Postgres, and GCP. Experience with other languages or cloud platforms is welcome, and Kotlin is not required.; Document processing, unstructured data, manufacturing, supply chain, or other industrial-domain experience is useful.; No specific degree or years of experience are required. Evidence of shipped work, ownership, and strong engineering judgment is important.