Minimal AI (YC S25)
Founding Engineer: Backend + AI-Focused Full-Stack Developer (NYC)
Minimal AI (YC S25), New York, New York, us, 10261
Founding Engineer: Backend + AI-Focused Full-Stack Developer (NYC)
Join Minimal AI (YC S25) as a Founding Engineer, focusing on backend, AI infrastructure, and full‑stack development.
Base pay range:
$150,000.00/yr – $250,000.00/yr.
What you’ll do
Ship production features across the stack
Work in tight loops: build → test → measure → refine
Use AI tools daily (e.g., Cursor, Claude) and push them further; automate glue work, generate scaffolds, build evaluations, multiply your output
Take ownership of outcomes, not tickets
What We’re Looking For
You can own features end‑to‑end and enjoy doing so
You ship fast and care about quality, clean architecture, solid tests, and good UI
You’re resourceful, persistent, and figure things out
You’ve built things you’re proud of (products, open source, side projects)
You use AI tools daily and want to keep raising that bar
You think in systems and multipliers, not just tasks
Stack
Backend: Python, FastAPI, AWS
Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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Base pay range:
$150,000.00/yr – $250,000.00/yr.
What you’ll do
Ship production features across the stack
Work in tight loops: build → test → measure → refine
Use AI tools daily (e.g., Cursor, Claude) and push them further; automate glue work, generate scaffolds, build evaluations, multiply your output
Take ownership of outcomes, not tickets
What We’re Looking For
You can own features end‑to‑end and enjoy doing so
You ship fast and care about quality, clean architecture, solid tests, and good UI
You’re resourceful, persistent, and figure things out
You’ve built things you’re proud of (products, open source, side projects)
You use AI tools daily and want to keep raising that bar
You think in systems and multipliers, not just tasks
Stack
Backend: Python, FastAPI, AWS
Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Minimal AI (YC S25) by 2×.
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