Founding Product Engineer

A fast growing standards and insurance startup based in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Product Engineer to lead end-to-end development of AI agent products and infrastructure, collaborating closely with the founding team. The ideal candidate will have a proven expertise developing AI agents and LLM-based systems, with experience in designing and implementing secure, safe, and reliable AI agents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1+ years of experience as an AI Software Engineer with active coding responsibilities.
• Proven expertise developing AI agents and LLM-based systems (e.g., published research or work in a leading AI team).
• Founding or early-stage startup experience, with demonstrated ability to own end-to-end product development.
• Strong understanding of AI evaluation methodologies and deployment reliability standards.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to articulate technical impact in business terms.
• Evidence of high agency, ownership, and execution velocity (e.g., promotions in <2 years, side projects, or rapid iteration).

Benefits

• Above market base salary
• Bonus
• Equity