Quick overview
Job description
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 to outcomes.
Develop agentic growth systems that assess operations, identify opportunities, and execute changes automatically.
Own full-stack development of the growth engine, with a strong focus on backend systems and infrastructure.
Build reliable integrations with commerce, advertising, and marketing platforms, alongside orchestration tools.
Mentor engineers while remaining actively involved 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.
Hands-on experience building and owning production agentic or LLM-powered systems integrated with third-party APIs.
Experience with Python, TypeScript, LLMs, and commerce or marketing integrations such as Shopify, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, or Klaviyo.
Experience leading or mentoring engineers, and the ability to prioritize work and create structure in ambiguous environments.
Early-stage startup or founding engineer experience, or experience at a growing startup before it reached a large scale.
Strong communication skills and a consistent record of contributing to engineering teams.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $175,000 to $225,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in New York, New York, United States.