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About the Role
Join an early-stage healthtech team building AI-powered tools for clinical trial recruitment and patient engagement. As a founding product engineer, you will shape the product across the stack and help connect patients with relevant clinical studies.
What You'll Do
Build and orchestrate AI agents that support patient recruitment across clinical trials.
Develop machine learning capabilities to match patient profiles with trials using real-world outcomes.
Scale consistent, personalized LLM-powered conversations across voice, SMS, and email.
Integrate with existing clinical research systems, including platforms without public APIs.
Own product improvements from design and implementation through deployment and customer feedback.
What We're Looking For
One to six years of software engineering experience building products for real users.
Strong CS, EECS, mathematics, or related technical fundamentals.
Full-stack experience across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, with a record of shipping end-to-end product work.
Experience taking ownership of projects through design, coding, deployment, and user feedback.
Proficiency with TypeScript, Python, Next.js, Terraform, AWS, and Docker, or closely related tools.
Early-stage startup, founding engineer, or founder experience is valued, as is work in healthcare or life sciences technology.
Comfort working directly on user-facing products and writing code without relying on AI coding tools.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $170,000 to $220,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.
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