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Founding Senior Engineer

true-talent-solutions-partners

New York

  • $175,000–$225,000 per year
  • Onsite
  • Full Time
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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company building an intelligent growth platform for consumer brands. As a founding-level engineer, you will ship product hands-on, shape the technical foundation, and help establish engineering practices as the team grows.

What You'll Do

  • Build data infrastructure that tracks merchant lifecycle events and connects actions to outcomes.

  • Develop an AI-powered growth system that assesses operations, identifies improvements, and executes changes automatically.

  • Own full-stack development of the growth engine, with a strong focus on backend systems and infrastructure.

  • Build and maintain reliable integrations with commerce, advertising, and marketing platforms.

  • Help define architecture and engineering culture while mentoring engineers and contributing code daily.

What We're Looking For

  • Five to eight years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend expertise in data infrastructure, event systems, and API integrations.

  • Experience building and owning production-grade LLM-powered or agentic systems that integrate with third-party APIs.

  • Proficiency with Python and TypeScript, plus experience with tools such as Shopify, Meta Ads API, TikTok Ads API, and Klaviyo.

  • Experience leading or mentoring engineers in a player-coach capacity.

  • Early-stage startup or 0-to-1 product-building experience, and the ability to prioritize effectively in ambiguous environments.

  • Strong communication skills and a track record of sustained contributions in previous roles.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $175,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in New York, New York, United States.