Founding Software Engineer
$200k - $275kFull-time
Harnham
This range is provided by Harnham. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
$200,000.00/yr - $275,000.00/yr
Managing Recruitment Consultant at Harnham US — Data, AI & Tech → Mid-West & South Atlantic
Founding Software Engineer
$200,000 to $275,000 +
COMPANY
A cutting-edge AI company is transforming creative strategy with AI-driven insights, leveraging machine learning, computer vision, and NLP to optimize content performance.
ROLE
As a Founding Engineer, you'll be instrumental in designing and scaling our AI-powered platform from the ground up, driving key technical decisions, collaborating with product and data teams, and shaping our engineering culture.
- You will work as a Software Engineer/Back Engineer
- Design and develop AI-powered content intelligence systems.
- Build scalable backend infrastructure and data pipelines for AI/ML models.
- Optimize performance and infrastructure to process large-scale creative data.
- Partner with data scientists and AI engineers to deploy ML models into production.
- Lead product development from MVP to full-scale deployment.
- Work closely with product, design, and business teams to deliver innovative AI features.
EXPERIENCE:
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, specializing in AI/ML-powered applications.
- Strong expertise in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and scalable system architecture.
- Proficiency in Python and/or Java for building high-performance applications.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms.
- Proven track record of deploying production-ready AI/ML models in collaboration with data scientists.
- Ability to work autonomously and make high-impact technical decisions in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Experience making key technical architecture decisions in an early-stage startup.
- Strong expertise in computer vision, NLP, or deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Background in ad tech, content intelligence, or marketing analytics.
- Proven ability to design and implement real-time data processing and analytics pipelines.
BENEFITS:
- Play a pivotal role in shaping core technology and product direction from the ground up.
- Work on cutting-edge AI at the intersection of creative intelligence, marketing, and machine learning.
- Be part of a fast-moving, founder-led team with real ownership and minimal bureaucracy.
- Competitive salary plus equity (1%+).
HOW TO APPLY:
If you are interested in this Founding Software Engineering role, please apply for this advert.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Analyst
- Industries
- Software Development
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