Founding Engineer
Explicitly requires vibe coding skills and building a native vibe coding platform integrated with AI frameworks.
About the Role
Founding Engineer to build the frontend and backend of an enterprise workflow automation platform centered on vibe coding and AI. The role focuses on architecting systems, integrating AI models to power natural-language-to-action pipelines, and delivering reliable, observable infrastructure for enterprise customers.
Job Description
Role
Founding Engineer (Full-stack) responsible for architecting and building both frontend and backend systems for an enterprise workflow automation platform built around vibe coding and modern AI frameworks. You will define technical strategy, integrate AI models, and collaborate directly with customers to translate enterprise needs into production solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and build frontend and backend systems powering the vibe coding platform
- Define technical strategy including system design, data modeling, service boundaries, and infrastructure choices
- Integrate AI models and build reliable natural language → action pipelines
- Evolve infrastructure for reliability, observability, and performance at enterprise scale
- Collaborate directly with customers to convert enterprise requirements into product features
- Ship quickly while maintaining sustainable, maintainable code and systems
Requirements
- 5+ years building products quickly
- Strong full-stack experience using TypeScript (backend and frontend) and React
- Deep understanding of system design, database architecture, and scaling distributed systems
- Experience with modern deployment and infrastructure platforms (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Experience integrating AI frameworks and patterns (examples noted: Vercel AI SDK, Mastra; patterns: agentic loops, tool calling, streaming, MCP)
- Production experience with LLM-based products, observability, and debugging is a plus (Langfuse, Datadog)
- Experience at early-stage startups and major OSS contributions are bonus qualifications
- Founder mentality: ownership, independence, and willingness to work in person in San Francisco
Compensation
- Compensation Range: $140,000 - $250,000