Founding Engineer
people in aiManhattan (NY)
$180 K–$250 K
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people in aiManhattan (NY)
SENIORITY
Lead
SALARY
$180 K–$250 K
About the role
Founding Engineer – AI & Full Stack
Location: New York City | 5 Days Onsite
Compensation:
$180K–$250K Base + Founding-Level EquityWe're partnering with a fast-growing, post-Series A healthcare technology startup that's reimagining how complex care is coordinated through software and AI.They're building an AI-native platform that combines intelligent automation, contextual knowledge systems, and human expertise to simplify fragmented healthcare workflows. They're looking for a Founding Engineer to join a very small, high-caliber engineering team and take significant ownership over the product, architecture, and technical direction.
The Opportunity:
This is a hands-on, high-impact engineering role spanning full-stack product development, complex backend systems, and production AI workflows. You'll help build an intelligent, continuously learning platform that transforms real-world interactions into actionable knowledge and supports increasingly sophisticated agentic workflows.
What You'll Do:
Architect and build scalable backend services, APIs, and data models.
Develop polished, user-facing applications using TypeScript, React, and Next.js.
Build AI-powered workflows, retrieval systems, and agentic capabilities.
Design reliable systems for complex, context-rich data and operational workflows.
Work directly with users and help shape product and technical decisions.
Establish engineering best practices as the team scales.
What We're Looking For:
3+ years of strong software engineering experience, or an exceptional track record.
Full-stack expertise with particularly strong backend and systems design fundamentals.
Experience building and owning complex products end to end.
Strong understanding of databases, APIs, and modern cloud infrastructure.
Experience with LLMs, AI tooling, or agentic applications.
Strong product instincts, technical judgment, and comfort operating with autonomy.
Excitement about working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join at the founding-engineer level, with meaningful equity and the ability to shape both the technical foundations and future direction of the company. About People in AIPeople in AI is a specialist recruitment partner connecting exceptional AI, machine learning, and software engineering talent with some of the most ambitious technology companies in the world.
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