Recruiting From Scratch
Member of Technical Staff (Founding Engineer)
Recruiting From Scratch, New York, New York, us, 10261
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.
https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/
Title of Role:
Founding Engineer (Full Stack)
Location:
New York City (Hybrid)
Company Stage of Funding:
Seed (Backed by top-tier investors and prominent angels)
Office Type:
Hybrid (3+ days/week in-office near Grand Central Station)
Salary:
$120,000 – $200,000 + Equity (0.3%–2%) Company Description
Our client is an AI-native startup on a mission to revolutionize how companies understand their users. They're building an AI-powered qualitative researcher that simulates and accelerates customer insights — compressing months of research into hours. The team is backed by $2.6M in funding from top VCs and successful founders (e.g., Lyft, Braze, Harvey AI) and is already generating revenue with major enterprise customers. As a founding engineer, you’ll be joining a high-caliber founding team (ex-Lyft, Ro) at the very start of a market-disruptive journey. The market research industry — a $100B+ space — is overdue for reinvention, and this team is uniquely positioned to lead the charge. What You Will Do
Build full-stack features across the platform (Python backend + modern React/Next.js frontend)
Collaborate with the founders on product direction and technical architecture
Work with LLMs, voice agents, and synthetic user simulation at the core of the product
Integrate AI models and systems with third-party tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and ChatGPT
Design and maintain reliable, scalable systems deployed in AWS (ECS, Lambda, etc.)
Help define company engineering culture and shape the early technical team
Own major initiatives end-to-end, from idea to production
Ideal Candidate Background
3–7 years of full-stack engineering experience, ideally in startup or high-growth environments
Proven track record of shipping features end-to-end in production
Strong backend skills (Python, PostgreSQL, AWS architecture)
Frontend proficiency in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS
Experience or interest in AI tools such as LLMs, STT, and TTS systems
Clear communicator who can explain technical decisions and collaborate across functions
Strong sense of ownership and bias toward action
Preferred
Experience working with or building voice-based agents
Prior work with LLMs or generative AI tools (even side projects are valued)
Deep AWS experience (Cognito, VPCs, ECS/ECR, etc.)
Past experience founding or being an early employee at a startup
Additional ML/AI experience is a plus
Compensation and Benefits
Salary:
$120,000 – $200,000 depending on experience
Equity:
0.3% – 2% with significant upside as an early team member
Visa Sponsorship:
Available for the right candidate (must be a short-duration process)
PTO Policy:
Unlimited PTO with a minimum of 10 days required
Work Hours:
Reasonable hours (10am–6pm); flexible for urgent deadlines
Work Setup:
Hybrid – 3+ days/week in a beautiful office near Grand Central
Culture:
Low-ego, collaborative environment with a strong “no-asshole” policy
This is a ground-floor opportunity to redefine how businesses connect with their users — blending AI, product thinking, and high-velocity execution. You’ll shape not just the product but the company’s future, with a clear path to technical leadership.
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Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.
https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/
Title of Role:
Founding Engineer (Full Stack)
Location:
New York City (Hybrid)
Company Stage of Funding:
Seed (Backed by top-tier investors and prominent angels)
Office Type:
Hybrid (3+ days/week in-office near Grand Central Station)
Salary:
$120,000 – $200,000 + Equity (0.3%–2%) Company Description
Our client is an AI-native startup on a mission to revolutionize how companies understand their users. They're building an AI-powered qualitative researcher that simulates and accelerates customer insights — compressing months of research into hours. The team is backed by $2.6M in funding from top VCs and successful founders (e.g., Lyft, Braze, Harvey AI) and is already generating revenue with major enterprise customers. As a founding engineer, you’ll be joining a high-caliber founding team (ex-Lyft, Ro) at the very start of a market-disruptive journey. The market research industry — a $100B+ space — is overdue for reinvention, and this team is uniquely positioned to lead the charge. What You Will Do
Build full-stack features across the platform (Python backend + modern React/Next.js frontend)
Collaborate with the founders on product direction and technical architecture
Work with LLMs, voice agents, and synthetic user simulation at the core of the product
Integrate AI models and systems with third-party tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and ChatGPT
Design and maintain reliable, scalable systems deployed in AWS (ECS, Lambda, etc.)
Help define company engineering culture and shape the early technical team
Own major initiatives end-to-end, from idea to production
Ideal Candidate Background
3–7 years of full-stack engineering experience, ideally in startup or high-growth environments
Proven track record of shipping features end-to-end in production
Strong backend skills (Python, PostgreSQL, AWS architecture)
Frontend proficiency in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS
Experience or interest in AI tools such as LLMs, STT, and TTS systems
Clear communicator who can explain technical decisions and collaborate across functions
Strong sense of ownership and bias toward action
Preferred
Experience working with or building voice-based agents
Prior work with LLMs or generative AI tools (even side projects are valued)
Deep AWS experience (Cognito, VPCs, ECS/ECR, etc.)
Past experience founding or being an early employee at a startup
Additional ML/AI experience is a plus
Compensation and Benefits
Salary:
$120,000 – $200,000 depending on experience
Equity:
0.3% – 2% with significant upside as an early team member
Visa Sponsorship:
Available for the right candidate (must be a short-duration process)
PTO Policy:
Unlimited PTO with a minimum of 10 days required
Work Hours:
Reasonable hours (10am–6pm); flexible for urgent deadlines
Work Setup:
Hybrid – 3+ days/week in a beautiful office near Grand Central
Culture:
Low-ego, collaborative environment with a strong “no-asshole” policy
This is a ground-floor opportunity to redefine how businesses connect with their users — blending AI, product thinking, and high-velocity execution. You’ll shape not just the product but the company’s future, with a clear path to technical leadership.
#J-18808-Ljbffr