Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders

Retell AI • Redwood City, CA

4h • $200,000 - $300,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Retell AI is seeking a Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders to design and implement internal and external AI systems that power how Retell hires, sells, operates, and scales. This role involves building production-grade AI workflows, automations, and agent systems that directly impact company operations and customer experience. The position sits at the intersection of applied AI, full-stack engineering, and startup operations, requiring a builder mentality with high ownership and the ability to operate across product, engineering, GTM, operations, and AI systems.

The Founders Initiatives team works directly with Retell's founders on the company's highest-priority opportunities and challenges, expecting members to operate across functions, build from first principles, and help scale the business for maximum impact. This is a high-ownership builder position, not a narrowly scoped role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• 2+ years professional software engineering experience
• 1+ year of startup experience and are comfortable with ambiguity and fast iteration.
• Strong software engineering skills (backend, full-stack, or systems)
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs or AI agents in production
• Comfortable working across product, engineering, and operations
• Move fast, iterate quickly, and are comfortable with ambiguity
• Prefer building systems over working on narrowly defined tasks
• Care deeply about real-world impact over theoretical work

Nice To Haves

• Think like a founder and operate with high ownership

Responsibilities

• Build systems that extract structured signals from resumes (skills, experience, founder traits, domain expertise)
• Develop lead scoring models to predict interview success and role fit
• Design AI recruiter workflows for candidate screening and qualification
• Automate personalized outbound email and candidate engagement workflows
• Build automation systems for customer security workflows (BAAs, DPAs, DocuSign, contract review flows)
• Automate security questionnaire and compliance response generation
• Improve internal tooling for enterprise readiness and audit processes
• Build systems for accounts receivable automation and finance-related email workflows
• Create automated enterprise customer onboarding and account setup tools
• Design internal systems that reduce manual operational overhead across teams
• Integrate with CRM systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and GoHighLevel
• Build workflow automation using tools like Zapier, n8n, and Make
• Design LLM-powered systems using OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, and other models
• Own API-based integrations that connect internal systems across the company
• Build HubSpot and Lark automations to improve sales and marketing efficiency
• Develop lifecycle automation systems for customer engagement and retention
• Create targeted website personalization and ad content generation systems
• Build email personalization and outbound automation pipelines at scale

Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• $70/day DoorDash credit for unlimited breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• $200/month wellness reimbursement (gym, fitness classes, etc.)
• $300/month commuter reimbursement (gas, Caltrain, etc.)
• $75/month phone bill reimbursement
• $50/month internet reimbursement
• Meaningful Equity
• Retell AI is open to sponsoring work authorization for qualified candidates, including H-1B, TN, L-1, E-3, F-1 (OPT/CPT), and O-1 visas.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level