Headstart Ai

Job Summary:
Headstart is a company focused on bringing companies into the age of intelligence through automation and software development. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own and drive the full development lifecycle, build scalable APIs, and mentor other engineers while collaborating across teams to solve data-intensive problems.
Responsibilities:
• Own and drive the full development lifecycle from ideation through production
• Prototype rapidly while ensuring long-term reliability, maintainability, and security
• Build intuitive, accessible full-stack products from frontend interfaces or internal tools that surface model workflows and automate complex processes
• Architect, build, and maintain scalable APIs and systems that integrate LLMs to power both internal tooling and customer-facing workflows
• Collaborate across teams to identify solutions to data-intensive problems
• Mentor and support the growth of other engineers while helping to define and drive the technical roadmap
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong interest in leveraging AI in the development lifecycle (bonus if experience)
• Enjoys a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Proven track record owning full-stack systems: backend services (Python, FastAPI, Node.js), relational databases (Postgres/MySQL), and optionally frontend frameworks like React/Next.js
• Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, or developer productivity infrastructure at scale
Preferred:
• Bonus if you’ve been a founding engineer or startup early hire, with history building production products from scratch
• Bonus if you’re NYC based — we have a loft office in Soho and provide lunch and snacks
Company:
Automating software development and implementing AI solutions for clients. Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in New York, NY, US, , with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.