Founding Engineer
Fonzi AI
Fonzi puts founding-level engineers in front of some of the most well-backed AI startups in NYC and San Francisco. 30+ pre‑vetted companies review your profile and request interviews, so you don't have to apply to each one individually. The companies on Fonzi are building real systems: agentic workflows, LLM infrastructure, production AI features. Founding engineers here get equity, ownership, and problems worth solving. Not another big‑company backlog. How Match Day works Start a profile and our agent gets to know you and builds out your profile. Hiring managers request interviews from a curated group of engineers. Companies send competing offers directly. You choose what to pursue. Free, with scheduling handled for you. What we're looking for 4+ years building from 0 to 1 Full‑stack depth across React, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, and AWS or GCP AI/ML experience is a strong plus Prior startup experience or meaningful ownership at scale Someone who can run at a problem with incomplete information Who tends to be a fit Engineers who've been at a startup and want the founding seat this time FAANG engineers ready to stop optimizing and start building Technical leaders who want real equity, not options that vest into nothing #J-18808-Ljbffr
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