Founding Software Engineer (AI Startup)

Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Stealth Startup is looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join their founding team! This Jobot Job is hosted by: Sydney Weaver Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $160,000 - $250,000 per year A bit about us: A stealth-mode, venture-backed AI startup working at the intersection of software and hardware is looking for a Founding Software Engineer to join its small, mission-driven team. This company has already secured capital from over a dozen top-tier investors including the same backers of OpenAI. They’re tackling real-world problems across critical sectors, leveraging high-frequency sensor data and AI to predict equipment failure before it happens. Why join us? Great Benefits, Growth Opportunity, Great Culture, PTO, 401K, and much more! Job Details You’ll join as one of the first engineers and help shape both the product and the culture of the company. This startup is solving complex problems involving real-time sensor data, edge computing, and production-grade ML—blending Firmware embedded systems with modern software architecture. You’ll work directly with the founding team to architect, build, and deploy systems that interact with real-world environments. This role is ideal for someone who has meaningful experience shipping products end-to-end and thrives in high-ownership, low-bureaucracy environments. Responsibilities: Build and maintain full stack systems powering the company’s predictive platform Develop APIs and integrate with third-party services and sensor data infrastructure Collaborate across software, hardware, and machine learning teams to ship production features Ensure systems are scalable, efficient, and production-ready Contribute to architecture and technical strategy alongside company leadership Design and implement APIs and backend services to support hardware-software integration Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent and at least 4 years of professional engineering experience. Experience in full stack development for web-based and cloud-native applications Experience working with time-series or real-world sensor data and/or deploying machine learning models in production Experience in backend programming using Node.js, Python, and frontend experience with React Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database systems Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines Bonus Points: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Familiarity with embedded or low-data systems Previous experience at a seed-stage or Series A startup Shipped a hardware-integrated software product Experience at an AV tech company or rapidly growing startup Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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