Founding Engineer (AI Agents + Frontend Craft)Location: Remote (U.S.) - strong preference for NYC | 4+ hours overlap with Eastern Time daily
Compensation: $180,000-$220,000 base
Equity: 0.2%-0.5%
Visa: No New sponsorship (H1B transfers and TNs only)
The RoleThis is a
high-ownership, high-range founding role. You'll own frontend craft for the primary AI interface and go deep on agent architecture-
orchestrators, 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 stack-React, Next.js, TypeScript, backend services, and AI systems-often within the same day
- Own third-party integrations end-to-end (scoping → implementation → 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 arise-this 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 "ship it" 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 skills-clear, direct, and collaborative
Compensation & Equity- Base salary: $180,000-$220,000
- Equity: 0.2%-0.5% (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 (20-30 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 founders-tests depth of understanding, decision-making, and ability to defend tradeoffs
