Founding Engineer

Founding Engineer (AI Agents + Frontend Craft) Location : Remote (U.S.) — strong preference for NYC | 4+ hours overlap with Eastern Time dail yCompensation : $180,000–$220,000 bas eEquity : 0.2%–0.5 %Visa : No New sponsorship (H1B transfers and TNs only ) About Our Clie ntOur client is building AI infrastructure for trial attorneys. The goal is simple (and high-stakes): deliver AI output reliable enough to be used in litigation workflows where accuracy, traceability, and defensibility matter. They’re a small, fast-moving team (4–5 people) looking for a founding engineer who can ship product quickly while building the agent systems and evaluation loops that keep quality hig h. The R oleThis is a high-ownership, high-range founding r ole. You’ll own frontend craft for the primary AI interface and go deep on agent architectu re—orchestrators, sub-agents, tool-use patterns, and evaluation lo ops. You’ll move between polished UX work and core agent infrastructure, often in the same week (sometimes the same da y).If you thrive in early-stage environments and want to build a product where correctness is non-negotiable, this role is built for y ou. What You’l l DoBuild and ship across the full st ack—React, Next.js, TypeSc ript, backend services, and AI systems—often within the same dayOwn third-party integrations end-to-end (scoping → implementation → deployment), including tools l ike Clio, iManage, Salesf orce, and ot hersCollaborate closely with a small team of full-stack and data engineers to improve system stability, performance, and delivery velo cityDevelop AI-powered features for litigation workflows, includ ing:document extrac tionagent orchestration (orchestrators + sub-age nts)RAG pipel inesanti-hallucination scaffolding and reliability guardr ailsContribute to backend optimization and system upgrades to improve reliability at s caleMove fast when issues arise—this is a startup where adaptability and urgency are part of the job What Our Client Is Lookin g ForStrong full-stack fundamentals with excellent frontend craft (React/Next.js/TypeSc ript)Practical experience building agentic systems or strong interest with the ability to learn quickly: tool-use patterns, orchestration, retrieval, and eval loopsExperience owning integrations with third-party APIs and systems (auth, rate limits, edge cases, monito ring)A “ship it” mindset: you can iterate fast without sacrificing quality and you can explain what you builtComfortable in ambiguity and excited by early-stage owne rshipStrong communication skills—clear, direct, and collabor ative Compensation & EquityBase s alary: $180,000–$2 20,000E quity: 0.2%–0.5% (founding-hire level owne rship) Location & Work Author izationRemote U.S.-based, with strong preferen ce for NYCEastern Time o verlap: 4+ hour s dailyNo visa spon sorship (H1B transfers and TN s only) Show more Show less