Founding Engineer (Back-end)
The company
We are a startup at a very early stage, building core infrastructure for the next generation of AI-native software.
We believe the next wave of software will not just assist humans. It will act. AI agents will increasingly use tools, access services, move data, and complete operational tasks with limited human involvement. Our goal is to build the systems that make this possible in a reliable, secure, and scalable way.
We are still at the beginning. The product, architecture, and engineering culture are being shaped now.
The team
We are a small, experienced, high-ownership team with top academic & startup backgrounds moving fast on a big opportunity. You will work closely with the founders and have major influence on the product, architecture, and technical direction of the company.
The role
We are hiring a founding backend engineer to help build the core platform from the ground up.
This is a role for someone with strong backend fundamentals who also understands how to leverage modern AI well. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but you should be extremely familair with AI tools, AI agents, and the realities of building systems for agentic workflows.
You will work on APIs, orchestration, databases, security, reliability, and internal platform infrastructure. You should be excited to make foundational technical decisions in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.
What you will do:
- Build core backend systems from scratch
- Design APIs, services, data models, and workflows
- Help shape architecture, security, concurrency, and reliability
- Build infrastructure that can support AI-driven and agentic product behavior
- Work closely with the founders on product and technical direction
- Use AI tools effectively in your own engineering workflow
What we are looking for
- Strong backend engineering skills and production experience
- Solid understanding of databases, system design, security, concurrency, and distributed systems tradeoffs
- Ability to build clean, pragmatic systems in ambiguous environments
- Familiarity with AI tools and agent-style systems in practice
- High ownership, strong judgment, and a builder mindset
Bonus points for
- Early-stage startup experience
- Experience with fintech
- Experience building systems that interact with external tools and services
Why join
- This is a chance to join very early, help define the technical foundation of the company, and build at the center of one of the biggest shifts in software.
If you are excited about backend systems, AI-native products, and building from first principles, we would love to hear from you.