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About the Role
Join an early-stage AI company building software that helps consumer brands manage and optimize growth operations. As the second engineer, you will shape the technical foundations and engineering culture while contributing hands-on across the product.
What You'll Do
Build data infrastructure that tracks merchant lifecycle events and helps connect actions with outcomes.
Develop an agentic growth system that evaluates operations, identifies improvements, and executes changes.
Own full-stack delivery of the growth engine, with a focus on backend systems and infrastructure.
Build reliable integrations with commerce, advertising, and marketing platforms, plus supporting orchestration tools.
Mentor an engineer while remaining hands-on in day-to-day development.
What We're Looking For
Five to eight years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend skills in data infrastructure, event systems, and API integrations.
Experience building and owning production-grade LLM-powered or agentic systems integrated with third-party APIs.
Working knowledge of Python, TypeScript, Shopify, advertising APIs, and email service provider integrations.
Experience leading or mentoring one or two engineers, such as in a tech lead, founder, or player-coach role.
Early-stage startup or founding engineering experience, comfort building from zero to one, and the ability to prioritize and create structure in ambiguous settings.
Strong communication skills and a consistent record of contributing to teams over time.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $175,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in New York, New York.
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