Software Engineer (New Grad)
About The Position
We are hiring a Software Engineer for our Founders Initiatives team to design and build internal and external AI systems that power how Retell hires, sells, operates, and scales. You'll build production-grade AI workflows, automations, and AI agent systems that have a direct impact on company operations and customer experience. This is not a traditional new grad program. From day one, you'll own real projects that are used across the company. You'll work directly with experienced engineers and founders, ship code to production, and help solve some of the hardest operational and AI challenges at Retell. We're looking for exceptional new graduates who have already completed their degree and have demonstrated strong engineering ability through internships, research, startup experience, or significant personal projects. One of the unique parts of this role is that there isn't a single path after you join. As you grow, you'll naturally gravitate toward one of two directions: Customer-facing: Work directly with enterprise customers, help design AI solutions, build integrations, and become a trusted technical advisor. Internal engineering: Focus on building AI systems, internal tooling, automations, and infrastructure that help Retell scale. Most engineers will touch both early on, but over time you'll have the opportunity to lean into the path that best fits your strengths and interests.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
- Must have already graduated (not considering candidates still completing a degree).
- Strong software engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment.
Nice To Haves
- 2+ software engineering internships.
- Experience building production software through internships, research, startups, or personal projects.
- Experience with backend development, APIs, AI tooling, or full-stack applications.
Responsibilities
- Design and build internal and external AI systems.
- Build production-grade AI workflows, automations, and AI agent systems.
- Own real projects used across the company from day one.
- Work directly with experienced engineers and founders.
- Ship code to production.
- Solve hard operational and AI challenges.
- Work across product, engineering, GTM, operations, and AI systems to design and ship core company infrastructure.
- Operate across functions, build from first principles, and help scale the business.
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
- US Visas: Retell AI is open to sponsoring work authorization for qualified candidates, including H-1B, TN, L-1, E-3, F-1 (OPT/CPT)
- Choose from three cash-equity balance options; no negotiation needed.
- Above-market pay (top 5 percentile)
- Significant equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
