Founding Engineer ($180K - $225K + Equity) at Kiloforge
$180k - $225kJack & Jill/External ATS
This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is speak to Jack . Job Title: Founding Engineer at Kiloforge - a16z-backed AI app factory Salary: $180K – $225K + Equity Company Description Kiloforge - a16z-backed AI app factory Job Description Join a seed-stage powerhouse founded by Google Brain and DeepMind researchers to build an autonomous app factory. You will ship one complete niche application per week, evolving our engineering pipeline to reach 10,000 self-evolving micro-apps. This is a rare 0-to-1 opportunity to define how AI directs entire companies and capture massive underserved markets. Location San Francisco, USA Why this role is remarkable Backed by elite investors including a16z, Uncork Capital, YC Partners, and Superhuman founder Rahul Vohra. Work directly with a founding team of AI researchers from Google Brain and DeepMind who have previously scaled startups to $60M+ in transactions. High-velocity environment where you ship a real product every week, compounding quality through automated platform systems and proprietary AI tooling. What you will do Build and ship one working niche application per week, owning the entire lifecycle from ideation and design to deployment and marketing. Extract repeatable engineering patterns from manual workflows to build an automated, self-evolving production pipeline for micro-apps. Achieve $1M ARR on at least one portfolio app within your first few months by optimizing the cross-promotion engine and data flywheels. The ideal candidate 5+ years of experience building and scaling production software used by thousands of real users in a professional capacity. Expertise in TypeScript, React, Node, and Python, with a deep mastery of using LLMs (Cursor, Claude, GPT-4) as core infrastructure. A proactive builder with strong product taste who can handle the full stack, including infrastructure, deployment, and mobile development via SwiftUI. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI Career Agent that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. Next steps Step 1. Visit our website . Step 2. Click 'Talk to Jack' . 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. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jack & Jill/External ATS
$225k
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