Founding Engineer (AI Agents + Frontend Craft)
Location: Remote (U.S.) โ strong preference for NYC | 4+ hours overlap with Eastern Time daily
Compensation: $180,000โ$220,000 base
Equity: 0.2%โ0.5%
Visa: No New sponsorship (H1B transfers and TNs only)
About Our Client
Our 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 (4โ5 people) looking for a founding engineer who can ship product quickly while building the agent systems and evaluation loops that keep quality high.
The Role
This is a high-ownership, high-range founding role. You'll own frontend craft for the primary AI interface and go deep on agent architectureโorchestrators, sub-agents, tool-use patterns, and evaluation loops. You'll move between polished UX work and core agent infrastructure, often in the same week (sometimes the same day).
If you thrive in early-stage environments and want to build a product where correctness is non-negotiable, this role is built for you.
What You'll Do
- Build and ship across the full stackโReact, Next.js, TypeScript, backend services, and AI systemsโoften within the same day
- Own third-party integrations end-to-end (scoping โ implementation โ deployment), including tools like Clio, iManage, Salesforce, and others
- Collaborate closely with a small team of full-stack and data engineers to improve system stability, performance, and delivery velocity
- Develop AI-powered features for litigation workflows, including:
- document extraction
- agent orchestration (orchestrators + sub-agents)
- RAG pipelines
- anti-hallucination scaffolding and reliability guardrails
- Contribute to backend optimization and system upgrades to improve reliability at scale
- Move fast when issues ariseโthis is a startup where adaptability and urgency are part of the job
What Our Client Is Looking For
- Strong full-stack fundamentals with excellent frontend craft (React/Next.js/TypeScript)
- Practical experience building agentic systems or strong interest with the ability to learn quickly: tool-use patterns, orchestration, retrieval, and eval loops
- Experience owning integrations with third-party APIs and systems (auth, rate limits, edge cases, monitoring)
- A โship itโ mindset: you can iterate fast without sacrificing quality and you can explain what you built
- Comfortable in ambiguity and excited by early-stage ownership
- Strong communication skillsโclear, direct, and collaborative
Compensation & Equity
- Base salary: $180,000โ$220,000
- Equity: 0.2%โ0.5% (founding-hire level ownership)
Location & Work Authorization
- Remote U.S.-based, with strong preference for NYC
- Eastern Time overlap: 4+ hours daily
- No visa sponsorship (H1B transfers and TNs only)
Interview Process
- Intro Call (20โ30 min): founders assess communication style, startup readiness, and how you work day-to-day (no technical evaluation)
- Take-Home Challenge: timed coding exercise + Loom walkthrough explaining approach and decisions (tests shipping ability and self-auditing)
- Technical Deep Dive (60 min): live walkthrough of take-home with foundersโtests depth of understanding, decision-making, and ability to defend tradeoffs