Manhattan, NY · On-site (5 days/week, relocation supported) · Full-time

Compensation: $160,000–$260,000 + 0%–1% equity

About the Company

An early-stage, venture-backed AI company building an agent system for data reliability — restructuring and linking the messy data inside companies' systems of record (CRMs, ERPs) into a graph that AI agents can operate on reliably, then cleaning that data autonomously with governed, secure, human-in-the-loop workflows. The product is aimed at security-conscious companies and regulated industries, and design partners are already using it daily.

Founded 2026 · 1–10 people · Industry: AI tools / data infrastructure

The Role

A high-ownership founding engineer role working directly with the founders on product vision and implementation — one of the first engineering hires at a company with real, daily-active design partners. Building the product right now means talking directly to customers, understanding their needs, building around those problems, and iterating fast on feedback.

What you'll be doing

• Own end-to-end product development, from design through production, shipping features that solve real customer problems
• Talk directly to design partners to understand their data challenges and validate solutions
• Build core infrastructure and backend systems powering the agent system and data-reliability platform
• Design and implement the data restructuring and linking logic that creates the company graph agents operate on
• Iterate rapidly on customer feedback and adjust the roadmap accordingly
• Ship production code with high standards for reliability and correctness on sensitive business data

Tech stack: Backend-leaning; data pipelines, agent systems, and a data-linking graph.

Requirements

• 1-5 years or exceptional new grads from top schools
• AI-native, daily Cursor or Claude user
• Full-stack leaning backend, shipped production code
• Customer-facing, ship features based on design-partner feedback
• NYC in-person 5 days, relocation supported, H-1B and TN visa open

Green Flags

• Founder or founding engineer experience
• Attended a top school and clearly learned a lot in your first role
• Strong career growth and intentional about pre-seed
• Side projects and personal shipping
• Can clearly articulate why pre-seed appeals to you

Red Flags

• Heavy job hopper with no good reason
• Spray-and-pray candidate applying to everything from pre-seed through Series C
• Only big tech (FAANG) experience with no startup exposure
• Not willing to be in-person in Manhattan 5 days a week

Why Join

• Real traction: design partners already using the platform daily, backed by a fresh pre-seed round
• Founding-engineer ownership working directly with the founders, end-to-end
• 99%+ employer-paid medical, dental, and vision; 401k with 4% match; 20 days PTO; meal stipends

Details

• Location: Manhattan, NY
• Work policy: On-site, 5 days/week; relocation supported
• Compensation: $160,000–$260,000 + equity
• Visa sponsorship: H-1B, TN
• Employment type: Full-time