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HartleyCo

Founding AI Engineer

HartleyCo, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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$150,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr Direct message the job poster from HartleyCo Headhunter | Trusted by YC Founders to Build Their Founding Teams | Facilitating Growth

$150K - $250K + Equity AI-first | YC-backed | 0-to-1 ownership Our client is reimagining how specialty clinics run - from phone calls to follow-ups - using multi-agent systems, LLMs, and real-time voice AI. Their platform powers intelligent conversations via phone and SMS, helping front-desk staff become instantly scalable. They’re looking for a

Founding AI Engineer

to join their small, high-caliber team and architect the technical backbone for live telephony pipelines, agent orchestration, and LLM workflows - all while building for real-world adoption in a high-trust, regulated environment. What you’ll build: Backend infrastructure in Node.js/TypeScript that scales with demand Real-time voice AI systems using WebRTC, Twilio, and AI agents Agent orchestration layers - from tool-calling and retrieval to complex state management APIs (GraphQL/REST) that connect frontend, agent infra, and third-party data HIPAA-compliant systems on GCP (Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD pipelines) Telephony event flows, memory modules, routing, and feedback loops for live LLM performance What they’re looking for: 5+ years backend experience (Node.js/TypeScript preferred) Real-time systems: WebRTC, WebSockets, or Twilio Deep interest or experience in agent systems and voice AI Experience in regulated domains (healthcare a plus, not required) A builder mindset - bias to action, ownership, and getting things live If you're looking for a role where infrastructure meets intelligence - and where your work directly improves how care is delivered - this could be the one. Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Information Technology Industries

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