About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a foundational engineering role at an early-stage AI/data startup, working directly alongside founding leadership to build the core infrastructure powering a real-time people data and AI agent platform. You'll have genuine end-to-end ownership — from ambiguous problem definition through production deployment — and a direct hand in shaping long-term technical strategy. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design, build, and operate core infrastructure including APIs, LLM-powered workflows, scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture.

- Architect and maintain production-grade systems capable of handling millions of API requests, with a focus on performance, cost efficiency, and reliability across cloud and Linux server environments. - Own projects end-to-end, from initial scoping through deployment and iteration, shipping quickly without compromising system integrity. - Collaborate directly with senior leadership on technical decisions, roadmap priorities, and foundational architectural choices.

- Contribute broadly across the stack, including developer documentation, internal tooling, technical tutorials, and experimental builds that showcase and stress-test platform APIs. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 10+ years of professional engineering experience with a strong track record of shipping to production at scale. - Hands-on experience with Linux servers in production environments. - Experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, or web scraping.

- Comfort working across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), data pipelines, and microservices. - High agency, first-principles thinking, and the ability to thrive in ambiguity. - Background at a high-growth tech company or early-stage startup; prior founding experience is a strong plus. - Must be authorized to work in the US — visa sponsorship is not available. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: $250,000 – $300,000 USD annually.

Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Source listing: ashby_clera