Founding Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (Union Square area)

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site

About the Role

Our client, is an applied AI research lab building high-fidelity agent environments and tooling with the bold thesis of becoming the single global workforce supplier of AI employees for the entire global economy. They are currently focused on conquering the frontiers of planning, memory, and "always-on-behavior" for their agents.

As a Founding Engineer, you will have a high-agency role, working directly with the CEO and founding team. Your contributions will go beyond just code, actively shaping the product, culture, and architecture. You must be prepared to ship fast, experiment, and iterate without heavy process.

What You'll Do

Location: New York City

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site in NYC office (regular travel, 30-50%, for client engagements)

About the Role

Our client, an AI startup founded by engineers from institutions like Palantir and Citadel, is building the first AI-augmented deep research platform for the financial services industry. They recently raised $7.25 million from backers including founders of OpenAI and DBT.

As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, you will be the technical architect for their most strategic client relationships at top financial firms. This role embodies the principle of "Forward-Deployed with Product DNA," meaning you embed directly with clients to own their outcomes while simultaneously architecting platform features that serve the entire market. Success is measured by your ability to iterate, deploy, and co-develop competitive advantages in high-stakes research environments.

Key Responsibilities

Do you love building scalable backend systems that power real-world products?
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team at Ahoy and help us design secure, reliable, and high-performance platforms.

What you’ll do:
🔹 Build and maintain production-ready backend services
🔹 Design APIs and ensure system scalability & performance
🔹 Work with Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Cognito, etc.)
🔹 Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional teams
🔹 Ensure quality through TDD, CI/CD, and clean architecture

What we’re looking for:
✅ 4+ years of backend development (Node.js/TypeScript)
✅ Strong experience with AWS and microservices
✅ Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, REST/GraphQL APIs
✅ Passion for clean, maintainable, and secure code
✅ Startup or fast-paced environment experience is a plus

Come join us and help shape the future of tech at Ahoy 🚀

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will shape and scale our backend platform, driving technical excellence while remaining hands-on. You’ll lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver cloud-native systems that are secure, scalable, and reliable.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement backend architecture and technical strategy.
• Own feature delivery end-to-end, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Champion engineering best practices (TDD, CI/CD, clean architecture).
• Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.
• Improve workflows, monitoring, and incident management.
• Partner with Product and stakeholders to align technical and business goals.

Requirements

Requirements

• 7+ years backend engineering, 5+ with Node.js & TypeScript in production.
• Deep expertise in AWS services (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS).
• Proven track record with serverless, microservices, event-driven systems.
• Strong background in API design, distributed systems, debugging.
• Leadership experience in architecture decisions and team mentorship.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable backend systems. This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibilities spanning architecture, coding, and mentoring, while partnering closely with Product and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable, testable, production-ready backend services.
• Drive architectural decisions and own features end-to-end.
• Write clean, maintainable code with strong test coverage.
• Mentor engineers and set best practices across the team.
• Oversee system monitoring, incident response, and workflow improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to hiring efforts.

Requirements

• 5+ years backend experience, 4+ years with Node.js & TypeScript.
• Strong expertise in AWS (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, CloudFormation).
• Experience with serverless, microservices, event-driven architectures.
• Skilled in TDD, CI/CD, REST/GraphQL APIs, secure coding.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Startup/fast-paced environment experience preferred.

About Octopus by RTG

Octopus by RTG is the tech hiring and outsourcing arm of Robusta Technology Group, dedicated to connecting exceptional tech talent with top-tier organizations across the MENA, GCC, Europe, the US, and Canada. We specialize in building strong, long-term partnerships between skilled professionals and innovative companies. Our mission is to empower growth, innovation, and excellence by matching the right talent with the right opportunities.

Currently, we are hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer for one of our partner organizations in KSA on a 1-year contract, offering the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Main Responsibilities

Development & Architecture

• Lead the development of high-performance, scalable web applications.
• Design and build reusable, modular, and high-quality React components.
• Architect and manage complex state management using Redux, Context API, Recoil, etc.
• Implement and manage API integrations (RESTful APIs, GraphQL).
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and performance (e.g., lazy loading, client-side rendering).
• Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility.

Collaboration & Leadership

Location: San Francisco, CA (Near Salesforce Tower) Employment Type: Full-time On-site: 5 days a week in-person

About the Role

Our client is an AI startup building foam, a cutting-edge tool designed to be the highest-signal solution for solving software bugs. They've raised $2.4M from notable investors and are focused on making engineering jobs more engaging by automating the debugging process.

They are seeking a Full Stack Product Engineer—a generalist who is comfortable wearing all the hats. In addition to classical full-stack work (from CSS to the database level), you will be expected to increase the general intelligence of the platform by designing and implementing cutting-edge AI product features.

What You'll Do

A DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for integrating security practices into the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring that applications, infrastructure, and operations are secure by design. This role blends development, operations, and security expertise to maintain high-availability systems while proactively managing security risks and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Security Integration in CI/CD: Embed security checks, vulnerability scanning, and automated compliance tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Infrastructure Security: Implement secure cloud and on-premises infrastructure using best practices for access control, encryption, and network segmentation.
• Container & Kubernetes Security: Manage and harden containerized environments, including image scanning, runtime protection, and pod security policies.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Use observability tools to monitor systems for security threats, respond to incidents, and implement continuous improvements.
• Collaboration & Education: Work closely with developers, SREs, and QA teams to ensure security-first development practices, provide guidance on secure coding, and conduct threat modeling.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure systems and processes comply with standards like ISO27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIST, and maintain audit readiness.

Requirements

GoMining is seeking a talented DevOps/SRE Engineer to join our team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our advanced crypto and fintech products.

This role is ideal for professionals passionate about building robust infrastructure, streamlining CI/CD processes, and maintaining high-availability systems in fast-paced, technology-driven environments. You will play a pivotal role in optimizing system performance, automating operations, and enhancing the resilience of our services.

We are looking for someone who brings technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and innovation to the table.

Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Development & Maintenance

• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters, virtual machines, and local infrastructure.
• Develop and enhance platform architectures with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
• Apply DevOps principles across product teams to improve the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Application Support & Collaboration

• Develop and support business-critical applications.
• Collaborate with developers to streamline features and resolve operational issues.
• Ensure reliable application operations using modern SRE practices (SLI, SLO, Error Budgets).

Automation & CI/CD

About the Role

Our client is a global company that helps some of the world's most important institutions use data to solve their most urgent problems. As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, you’ll work directly with customers to understand their challenges and use data to design and implement impactful solutions. This role is a unique opportunity to gain rare insight into and contribute to industries like national security, healthcare, and energy.

Your responsibilities will be similar to those of a startup CTO. You’ll be part of a small team and own the end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects, from discussing architecture with fellow engineers to wrangling massive-scale data and speaking with customer executives.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with customers to understand their problems and design solutions using data.
• Own the end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects.
• Span a variety of tasks, including architecture discussions, data wrangling, custom coding, and strategic planning.
• Help organizations use their data to drive real-world impact.

Requirements