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Founding Engineer

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Founding Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (In-person) Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: $130,000 - $170,000

Architecting the Future of In-Person Connection We are an AI-powered platform transforming the way companies plan corporate events—from high-stakes executive retreats to global conferences. Our software automates the logistics of venue sourcing and vendor negotiations, making it faster and easier for teams at companies like Google and Amazon to meet up in real life. We are on a mission to make it easier for teams to create meaningful moments together, and we are looking for a Founding Engineer to help build that foundation.

The Role As a Founding Engineer, you will be a cornerstone of our technical team. You won’t just be executing on tickets; you will be making key technical decisions, influencing product direction, and shaping our engineering culture from day one. This is a "zero-to-one" opportunity for someone who loves building full-stack products and wants to see their work have a direct impact on customers.

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Founding AI Engineer

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Founding AI Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (In-person) Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: $130K – $170K base salary + 0.5% – 1.5% equity.

Automating the Future of Human Connection We are building the first AI-powered platform designed to handle the complex logistics of corporate event planning—from intimate executive retreats to global conferences. Our software automates everything from venue sourcing to vendor negotiations, helping teams at companies like Google and Amazon gather in real life. We are on a mission to make it easier for teams to create meaningful moments together, and we need a founding engineer to lead the charge on our core AI systems.

The Role As a Founding AI Engineer, you will build and scale the systems that power our automated event planning workflow. This isn’t about simple wrappers; you will be developing autonomous agents that handle emails, phone calls, web scraping, and deep research. You will sit at the center of our product, turning complex, manual workflows into seamless, AI-driven experiences.

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Lead Product Designer

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Lead Product Designer (Web3/DeFi)

Location: $150K - $200K

Compensation: Remote - US/Europe/Latam/Dubai but must have 5hrs overlap with EST

Join a well-funded, expert-led team building the unified yield engine for the crypto economy. We are creating the platform that intelligently reallocates assets across Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols to maximize returns. This is a foundational, fully remote role to own our user experience, brand, and design system from the ground up.

As the Lead Product Designer, you will have immense ownership, responsible for shaping the design of the next generation of our platform. You will build extraordinary, simple, and delightful experiences in a complex Web3 ecosystem. This role is ideal for a designer who thrives on high ambiguity, rapid iteration, and taking full ownership of the design process end-to-end.

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Senior iOS Engineer

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Senior iOS Engineer (Mobile Lead, Web3 Focus)

Location: Remote - NY or CA preference - will consider US remote

Compensation: $250K - $375K

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior iOS Engineer to take the mobile lead role in shaping the user experience for an innovative, new asset layer and decentralized platform. This is a unique opportunity to drive the architecture, development, and evolution of our native iOS applications, focusing on delivering a simple, elegant, and trustworthy mobile experience for complex on-chain asset interactions.

You will act as both a hands-on technical contributor and a mentor, shaping the mobile engineering culture alongside product, design, and Web3 teams.

As the Senior iOS Engineer, you will be the mobile expert responsible for defining how users engage with our platform's next-generation asset layer. Your primary focus will be on delivering exceptional UI/UX for consumers, creators, and communities on iOS.

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Forward Deployed Engineer

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Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Platform)

Location: San Francisco, CA (On-site, 4-5 days/week)

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $120K - $180K

We are a rapidly growing, Series A-funded technology company (backed by top-tier VCs) providing an AI platform for building and deploying automated communication workers in the complex logistics and supply chain industry. We are looking for a versatile engineer with unstoppable energy and a relentless drive to maximize customer value.

This role requires a unique blend of strong technical skills (Python) and exceptional communication abilities. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of customer engineering and technical development, serving as the critical link between our AI platform and our enterprise customers.

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Staff React Native Engineer

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Staff React Native Engineer

Location: New York (Office)

On-site | Full-time

Compensation: Competitive

Our client is the development firm responsible for building and operating the full technology stack behind the world’s leading memecoin launchpad. These systems are engineered for low latency and high throughput, operating under constant load where precision is critical. As a React Native Engineer on the mobile team, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in scaling a high-performance application that brings crypto and SocialFi to a global user base. This role requires working across the stack to craft seamless mobile experiences, shipping code rapidly, and iterating within a high-growth environment.

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Full Stack Engineer

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Full Stack Engineer (AI-Native Compliance)

Location: New York, NY

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site 5 days a week

About the Role

Our client is a rapidly growing AI startup building the next-generation compliance platform. Launched in April 2025, they have already crossed $1.2 million ARR with a small team by automating complex security and compliance processes (SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, GDPR) using AI agents—turning months-long audits into days.

They are looking for a Full Stack Engineer who is hungry, highly technical, and ready to own features from concept to production. As an early engineer, you will work directly with the founders, shape core product decisions, and build the infrastructure necessary to scale the company toward nine figures.

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Member of Technical Staff - Applied AI / ML Engineer

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Member of Technical Staff - Applied AI / ML Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (Union Square)

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site 5 days a week

About the Role

Our client is a GenAI-native platform that automates complex tax document processing, serving top accounting firms and wealth management offices. The platform was recently acquired by Thomson Reuters and is operating as a fast-paced, high-growth startup within a larger structure.

They are seeking an exceptional Member of Technical Staff (MTS) focused on ML Product. This is a high-ownership role crucial for scaling their platform to millions of documents, requiring strong fundamental understanding of how to build, measure, and iterate on commercial ML systems for the enterprise.

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Founding Software Engineer

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Founding Software Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Sawtelle)

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (On-site with remote flexibility on Fridays)

About the Role

Our client is an early-stage AI company with $6 million in seed funding, building the future of customer research. Their platform uses AI agents to create studies, conduct interviews, and extract meaningful insights, enabling teams to understand their customers faster than traditional methods. The founding team consists of product and technical leaders from Reddit, Twitter, and Nextdoor, emphasizing a strong "product-first" philosophy.

They are seeking a Founding Software Engineer to take on significant product ownership. This is a high-agency, full-stack role where you'll contribute to product definition, engineering, and company culture from the ground up.

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Lead AI Engineer (fluent English)

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Our team is expanding! We are in need of a seasoned, self-driven Senior AI Engineer to join us part-time. If you are an expert in taking ownership and solving complex problems with creativity and grit, you’ll fit right in.

Together we will:

  • Build cutting-edge AI-powered solutions that transform data into real value;
  • Build the backbone systems that keep our AI running smooth and fast;
  • Collaborate closely with our teams to turn ambitious ideas into reality;
  • Drive projects from concept to launch, continuously improving and iterating;
  • Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and creativity in a dynamic environment.

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