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About the Role
Join an early-stage AI company building growth tools for consumer brands. As a hands-on player-coach, you will own core engineering work while helping shape the architecture and engineering culture.
What You'll Do
Build data infrastructure that tracks merchant lifecycle events and connects actions with outcomes.
Develop an agentic growth system that evaluates operations, recommends changes, and executes them automatically.
Own full-stack development of the growth engine, with a focus on backend systems and infrastructure.
Build reliable integrations with commerce and advertising platforms, as well as orchestration tools.
Mentor a founding engineer while contributing hands-on to daily engineering work.
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 agentic or LLM-powered systems that integrate with third-party APIs.
Experience leading or mentoring engineers, with the ability to prioritize across varied work and add structure in ambiguous situations.
Familiarity with Python, TypeScript, LLMs, and commerce or marketing integrations such as Shopify, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, or email service providers.
Early-stage startup experience, including building products from an early stage, or experience at a growing startup.
Strong communication skills and a consistent employment history.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $175,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in New York, New York, United States.
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