Founding Engineer at VC-backed AI manufacturing startup
About The Position
You will build the intelligence layer for the $6 trillion chemicals and process industries. As a founding engineer, you will own the development of production-grade AI agents that automate complex industrial workflows from quoting to procurement. This zero-to-one role involves direct customer exposure and shaping the core architecture of a high-impact platform. Location: San Francisco, USA Why this role is remarkable: Direct impact on global manufacturing and decarbonization by modernizing one of the world's least digitized sectors. Significant ownership and equity in a founding-stage team with direct collaboration with experienced founders. Rapid iteration cycle with real-world deployments in Fortune 100 industrial companies and manufacturing plants.
Requirements
- Strong full-stack engineering ability with a bias for action and the ability to navigate ambiguous product environments.
- Excellent communication skills to interface with both technical teams and non-technical industrial plant operators.
- Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco for high-velocity, in-person collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy end-to-end AI agents capable of reasoning over complex industrial data for scheduling and inventory management.
- Build and maintain full-stack features using TypeScript, React, and modern LLM frameworks on AWS infrastructure.
- Integrate agentic systems with legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and industrial operational software.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
