Founding Engineer at VC-backed AI manufacturing startup

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Founding Engineer

Company Description: VC-backed AI manufacturing startup

Job Description:
You will build the intelligence layer for the $6 trillion chemicals and process industries. As a founding engineer, you will own the development of production-grade AI agents that automate complex industrial workflows from quoting to procurement. This zero-to-one role involves direct customer exposure and shaping the core architecture of a high-impact platform.

Location: San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable:

• Direct impact on global manufacturing and decarbonization by modernizing one of the world's least digitized sectors.

• Significant ownership and equity in a founding-stage team with direct collaboration with experienced founders.

• Rapid iteration cycle with real-world deployments in Fortune 100 industrial companies and manufacturing plants.

What you will do:

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI agents capable of reasoning over complex industrial data for scheduling and inventory management.

• Build and maintain full-stack features using TypeScript, React, and modern LLM frameworks on AWS infrastructure.

• Integrate agentic systems with legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and industrial operational software.

The ideal candidate:

• Strong full-stack engineering ability with a bias for action and the ability to navigate ambiguous product environments.

• Excellent communication skills to interface with both technical teams and non-technical industrial plant operators.

• Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco for high-velocity, in-person collaboration.

Who are Jack & Jill?
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Next steps
Step 1. Visit our website.
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Step 3. Talk to Jack so he can understand your experience and ambitions.
Step 4. Jack will make sure Jill (the AI agent working for the company) considers you for this role.
Step 5. If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction.
Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

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