Lead AI Engineer

Title of Role: Lead AI Engineer
Location: Remote 
Company Stage of Funding: Early-Stage Venture-Backed (Series A)
Office Type: Fully Remote
Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 base equity

Company Description

We are representing a fast-growing, venture-backed software company building next-generation integration and automation infrastructure powered by AI. With strong early traction (100 paying customers) and a team of experienced founders and early employees from category-defining companies, this is an opportunity to join at a formative stage and make a major impact. The company is backed by top-tier venture investors and notable industry founders.

This is an exciting time to come onboard: the team is small and highly technical, the product is scaling rapidly, and the leadership is prioritizing this hire as a top company initiative.

What You Will Do

As the Lead AI Engineer, you will take end-to-end ownership of a flagship AI product—a specialized agent designed to streamline complex integrations. You’ll play both a hands-on technical role and a strategic one, helping shape product direction, architecture, and execution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading development of AI-powered integration agents from scratch

• Designing system architecture and ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance

• Gathering requirements from internal stakeholders and shaping product direction

• Driving hands-on implementation and technical decision-making

• Coordinating across engineering and product teams to ensure smooth execution

• Managing code quality, test coverage, documentation, and technical debt

• Potentially growing and leading a small team as the product scales

Ideal Candidate Background

• Proven experience building and deploying AI agents or applications on top of large language models (LLMs)

• Strong background in backend software engineering and systems design

• Practical experience with APIs, integrations, and developer tools

• Ability to take full product ownership—requirements, architecture, and execution—without heavy product management support

• Startup experience, especially at early-stage companies, where autonomy and speed are essential

• Strong communication skills for working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

• Experience building specialized AI agents (e.g., OpenAI Agent, Lovable, or similar projects)

• Track record of building developer-facing products or integration platforms

• Familiarity with TypeScript (or willingness to work in it)

• A history of shipping impactful side projects in AI/automation

• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous, early-stage environments

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 base

• Equity: 0.5% – 1% ownership in the company

• Remote-first culture with full flexibility and autonomy

• Significant impact and ownership over a flagship product

• Backing from leading venture funds and founders in AI and SaaS

• Opportunity to join a rapidly growing team at a formative stage, with substantial career growth potential