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TalentCo

Founding AI Engineer

TalentCo, San Francisco

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Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr

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TalentCo are delighted to be working with one of Silicon Valley's most exciting Agentic AI startups (YC25), looking to hire 2 world-class Founding AI Engineers into their growing HQ in downtown San Francisco.

Having very recently raised a huge seed round from top investors, they’re now keen to bring in high-potential, hyper-ambitious and AI-obsessed software engineers, as they continue build out their engineering org.

You will become a founding employee reporting directly to the Co-founder & CTO, designing and building full-stack applications that power AI-driven workflows for enterprise users for this early-stage startup of 8 people, so this is a rare opportunity to work extremely closely with the founders.

This is a dream role for a driven software engineer to play a key role in building and scaling AI-powered applications, transforming how enterprises interact with intelligent agents.

  • Design and build full-stack applications that power AI-driven workflows for enterprise users, building scalable backend services that support real-time AI interactions, knowledge retrieval, and automation.
  • Work across the stack, with a backend focus: Own features end-to-end with React (TypeScript) and Python, blending UX and ML into production-ready code.
  • Move fast with the latest tools: Leverage modern AI dev tools (Cursor, Windsurf) to experiment, prototype, and launch quickly.
  • Be a collaborative, growth-minded engineer: Ship clean, tested code, embrace peer reviews, and contribute across design, product, and ML.

We want to hear from you if:

  • Real-world AI/ML experience: Delivered AI-driven features to users and hungry to stay ahead of the latest AI innovations.
  • Early career experience: 1+ years building products in fast-paced or startup environments, with an eye for quality and scale. Top recent CS grads are welcome to apply if you have interesting AI/ML focused internships under your belt.
  • Backend-leaning full-stack fluency: Skilled in React/TypeScript and most importantly Python.
  • Education to back it up: Computer Science degree from a prestigious school.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit: You have the mindset and approach of a Founding Engineer. You get sh*t done.

What do they offer?

  • Salary between $150k-$250k dependent on experience
  • Early stage equity
  • In-person setup. They have an office in downtown San Francisco and the team enjoy working in-person 4-5 days a week
  • Flexible PTO
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Work from abroad program

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Associate

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Full-time

Job function

  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Software Development

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