An early-stage startup ensuring autonomous software adheres to legal and regulatory constraints.

Founding Engineer

San FranciscoOn-site$185K - $250K1 - 5 yearsReferral bonus eligible
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When AI systems operate autonomously in the real world, they inevitably encounter complex legal boundaries—and crossing those boundaries creates massive liabilities. We are a tiny, well-funded team building the oversight infrastructure needed to keep intelligent agents compliant during live deployment. As a founding technical hire, you will architect the evaluation frameworks, runtime constraints, and observability tools that translate strict legal requirements into computationally enforceable boundaries.

What they're looking for

  • 1-5 years of software or ML engineering experience shipping production systems.
  • Fluency in Python and TypeScript for full-stack, backend, or infrastructure development.
  • Practical expertise deploying on AWS with Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Experience designing data pipelines or observability stacks using PostgreSQL, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  • Comfort operating in a pre-product-market-fit environment where requirements shift rapidly.

Tech stack

PythonTypeScriptAWSKubernetesDockerPostgreSQLPrometheusGrafana

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