Company

AI

FoundingEngineer:Real-TimeConsumerPlatform

$120–160k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Founding Engineer: Real-Time Consumer Platform. Build across full stack. Work on all aspects”

Industry & Context.

AI

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

1+ years of experience in software engineering

Nice to Have

Experience with real-time media, Experience with vision models, Experience with video models, Experience with memory systems, Experience with audio-focused projects

What You'll Do.

Build across full stack

Create memory systems

Create retrieval systems

Create proactivity systems

Integrate real-time video models

Integrate real-time audio models

Full Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a unique 1-of-1 founding engineer position at an early-stage AI startup building a real-time platform focused on digital human connection. You'll work directly alongside the founder, shaping both the product and engineering culture as the company scales quickly. You'll help establish the technical foundation for a consumer product centered on meaningful, scalable interactions. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build across the full application stack—work on all aspects with the founder, design, and other engineers - Create memory, retrieval, proactivity, and related systems to improve AI presence and responsiveness - Integrate real-time video and audio models, both internal and external, to enable dynamic interactions - Set the engineering bar and help recruit world-class talent - Dogfood the product extensively to ensure quality and real user value WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - High energy, extremely intelligent and bright - Proven entrepreneurial spirit in startups or other fast-moving environments - Strong computer science fundamentals - Experience completing technically complex side projects - 1+ years of experience in software engineering - Bonus: experience with real-time media, vision/video models, memory systems, or audio-focused projects

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