Cadre
Founding Engineer
Location:
San Francisco, CA (On-site, 5 days/week) Type:
Full-time Compensation:
$120k - $200k + 0.5% - 2% equity Visa Sponsorship:
Available for exceptional candidates Start Date:
ASAP Openings:
2 About Simple AI
Simple AI is revolutionizing voice-based customer engagement by building hyper-realistic, AI-powered voice agents. Our technology streamlines customer support, order intake, and lead qualification, helping businesses across sectors scale efficiently. In just one year, we've achieved significant revenue growth and are backed by Y Combinator and prominent investors like Michael Seibel (Twitch), Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), and Suhail Doshi (Mixpanel).
With $2.7 million raised post-YC and a compact, high-output founding team, we're expanding rapidly to meet growing customer demand. We're headquartered in San Francisco and are building a world-class platform to make deploying voice agents seamless and scalable. About the Role
As a
Founding Engineer , you'll be one of the first hires beyond the two co-founders-giving you the opportunity to help define our technology, product, and culture from the ground up. What You'll Do: Build and scale AI-driven voice applications using modern full-stack technologies. Collaborate directly with the co-founders to define the product roadmap and technical architecture. Develop infrastructure to evaluate and deploy large language models (LLMs) in real-time voice environments. Interface with early customers to deliver high-impact solutions and incorporate feedback into development cycles. Take ownership of core systems-everything from backend APIs and voice pipelines to front-end dashboards and devops tools. Contribute to hiring, team processes, and culture as an early technical leader. Who You Are Requirements: 1-4 years of experience as a
full stack ,
backend , or
forward-deployed engineer . Experience with one or more of our core technologies: TypeScript ,
React ,
Python ,
Ruby on Rails ,
PostgreSQL ,
AWS
Deep curiosity about conversational AI and a desire to work with cutting-edge LLMs and voice tech. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment. Excellent communication skills and a builder's mindset. Nice to Have: Prior experience in a startup or 0→1 environment. Experience integrating voice APIs or real-time audio systems. Interest or background in NLP or ML-driven systems. Work Culture
We work
in-person
at our San Francisco HQ
Monday-Friday, 10 AM-7 PM , with occasional weekend work during customer launches or intense development cycles. This role is high-responsibility, high-reward-you'll be the third member of a lean, high-velocity team with direct visibility into everything from product feedback to investor updates.
Location:
San Francisco, CA (On-site, 5 days/week) Type:
Full-time Compensation:
$120k - $200k + 0.5% - 2% equity Visa Sponsorship:
Available for exceptional candidates Start Date:
ASAP Openings:
2 About Simple AI
Simple AI is revolutionizing voice-based customer engagement by building hyper-realistic, AI-powered voice agents. Our technology streamlines customer support, order intake, and lead qualification, helping businesses across sectors scale efficiently. In just one year, we've achieved significant revenue growth and are backed by Y Combinator and prominent investors like Michael Seibel (Twitch), Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), and Suhail Doshi (Mixpanel).
With $2.7 million raised post-YC and a compact, high-output founding team, we're expanding rapidly to meet growing customer demand. We're headquartered in San Francisco and are building a world-class platform to make deploying voice agents seamless and scalable. About the Role
As a
Founding Engineer , you'll be one of the first hires beyond the two co-founders-giving you the opportunity to help define our technology, product, and culture from the ground up. What You'll Do: Build and scale AI-driven voice applications using modern full-stack technologies. Collaborate directly with the co-founders to define the product roadmap and technical architecture. Develop infrastructure to evaluate and deploy large language models (LLMs) in real-time voice environments. Interface with early customers to deliver high-impact solutions and incorporate feedback into development cycles. Take ownership of core systems-everything from backend APIs and voice pipelines to front-end dashboards and devops tools. Contribute to hiring, team processes, and culture as an early technical leader. Who You Are Requirements: 1-4 years of experience as a
full stack ,
backend , or
forward-deployed engineer . Experience with one or more of our core technologies: TypeScript ,
React ,
Python ,
Ruby on Rails ,
PostgreSQL ,
AWS
Deep curiosity about conversational AI and a desire to work with cutting-edge LLMs and voice tech. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment. Excellent communication skills and a builder's mindset. Nice to Have: Prior experience in a startup or 0→1 environment. Experience integrating voice APIs or real-time audio systems. Interest or background in NLP or ML-driven systems. Work Culture
We work
in-person
at our San Francisco HQ
Monday-Friday, 10 AM-7 PM , with occasional weekend work during customer launches or intense development cycles. This role is high-responsibility, high-reward-you'll be the third member of a lean, high-velocity team with direct visibility into everything from product feedback to investor updates.