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AI Full-Stack Engineer / Founding Engineer

Career Mentors, LLC
Valley, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/9/2026

AI Full-Stack Engineer / Founding Engineer

Base Salary: $100,000 – $140,000

Location: Hangzhou / Silicon Valley / Remote (Flexible)

Industry: AI-Powered Products

About the Role

We’re not hiring someone to just execute tasks.

We’re looking for a Founding-level AI Full-Stack Engineer who can think like a co-founder — define the product, architect solutions, build fast, and ship impactful features from day one.

You’ll work directly with the founder to shape an AI-native product from the ground up, blending strong full-stack engineering with deep AI integration.

What You’ll Do

  • Own core web and app features end-to-end — from ideation to deployment and rapid iteration.

  • Design and build scalable full-stack architecture, including APIs, databases, and modern frontend systems.

  • Integrate advanced AI capabilities such as LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and intelligent workflows.

  • Leverage AI tools aggressively to supercharge your own development speed and quality.

  • Think from the user’s perspective, prioritize ruthlessly, and help evolve the product vision.



What We’re Looking For

  • Strong full-stack engineering skills with the ability to independently own features from start to finish.

  • Proficiency in React / Next.js (or equivalent modern frontend frameworks).

  • Solid experience with at least one backend stack: Python, Node.js, or Go.

  • Real hands-on experience building AI-powered products — not just calling OpenAI APIs.

  • Excellent product sense and the ability to balance technical excellence with user impact.

  • A builder mindset who thrives in ambiguity and moves quickly.

Nice to Have

  • 0→1 startup experience or history of shipping independent products.

  • Background with consumer or subscription-based applications.

  • A strong public GitHub portfolio showcasing meaningful projects.

  • Fluent English for smooth collaboration.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary: $100,000 – $140,000 USD (depending on experience and location)

  • Equity: Significant equity for founding team members

  • Flexible remote or hybrid options (Hangzhou, Silicon Valley, or fully remote)

If you’re a high-agency engineer who loves building AI products from scratch, iterating rapidly, and wearing multiple hats, this is an exciting opportunity to join early and have massive ownership.

Equal Employment Opportunity

TopTechTalent.ai believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities. TopTechTalent.ai recruits, hires, trains, promotes, disciplines and provides other conditions of employment without regard to a person's race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, or expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, marital status or other classifications protected under law or Company policy. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for team members' disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.

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🚫 Third-party recruiters, please do not reach out for this role.

Salary : $100,000 - $140,000

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