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True Talent Solutions Partners

Founding Senior Engineer

New York·$175K–225K

Client Roles

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an early-stage AI company building software that helps consumer brands manage and optimize growth operations. As the second engineer, you will shape the technical foundations and engineering culture while contributing hands-on across the product.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build data infrastructure that tracks merchant lifecycle events and helps connect actions with outcomes.
  • Develop an agentic growth system that evaluates operations, identifies improvements, and executes changes.
  • Own full-stack delivery of the growth engine, with a focus on backend systems and infrastructure.
  • Build reliable integrations with commerce, advertising, and marketing platforms, plus supporting orchestration tools.
  • Mentor an engineer while remaining hands-on in day-to-day development.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Five to eight years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend skills in data infrastructure, event systems, and API integrations.
  • Experience building and owning production-grade LLM-powered or agentic systems integrated with third-party APIs.
  • Working knowledge of Python, TypeScript, Shopify, advertising APIs, and email service provider integrations.
  • Experience leading or mentoring one or two engineers, such as in a tech lead, founder, or player-coach role.
  • Early-stage startup or founding engineering experience, comfort building from zero to one, and the ability to prioritize and create structure in ambiguous settings.
  • Strong communication skills and a consistent record of contributing to teams over time.

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