Founding Senior Staff Engineer AI-Powered Learning Startup
Founding Senior Staff Engineer AI-Powered Learning Startup | NYC
Company Snapshot
Our client is an AI startup backed by $3.5M from a16z SR, Bessemer, Primary, and Field, revolutionizing learning for blue-collar workers by turning training docs into gamified AI experiences. Tackling a $400B opportunity with 70% MoM ARR growth and 25+ customers. Team of 8 seniors: second-time founders with exits (20M MAU acquired; Hulu/Crunchyroll $1B sale). High autonomy, zero bureaucracy, fast shippingNYC (Flatiron), 3+ days/week in-office.
Role Impact
Join as Employee #3: Hands-on technical leader owning architecture in a back-end leaning full-stack role. Drive 0-1 scaling with AI tools for transformative features.
Key Responsibilities
- Ship full-stack features (Go/TypeScript) at velocity, owning end-to-end from conception to deployment.
- Lead architectural decisions, balancing speed/scalability; establish AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Collaborate with founders/customers on solutions; shape culture, recruit/mentor team.
Must-Haves
- 5+ years full-stack engineering with leadership; VC-backed startup scaling (seed-Series B); AI project experience.
- High agency, self-driven; thrives in fast-paced ownership environments.
- CS undergrad preferred; no FAANG-only or front-end focus; stable history.
- Passion for AI experimentation; NYC in-office 3+ days/week.
Compensation
- Salary: $180K-$250K
- Equity: 1-3%
- Bonus: 17.5% first-year
- Hybrid: 3+ days NYC
- No visa sponsorship.
Why Join?
- Disrupt $400B industry for 2.7B workers as founding engineer.
- Shape culture/architecture with direct founder access.
- Elite team, massive equity, high-velocity impact.
Apply if you're ready to own and build1 hire, 5-step interview, reports to founders. Reach out for details.
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