Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders

FOUNDERS INITIATIVES, TECHNICAL EX-FOUNDERS

We are hiring a Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders to design and implement internal and external AI systems that power how Retell hires, sells, operates, and scales.

You will be responsible for building production-grade AI workflows, automations, and agent systems that directly impact company operations and customer experience.

This role sits at the intersection of applied AI, full-stack engineering, and startup operations.

HR & Recruiting AI Systems

• Build systems that extract structured signals from resumes (skills, experience, founder traits, domain expertise)
• Develop lead scoring models to predict interview success and role fit
• Design AI recruiter workflows for candidate screening and qualification
• Automate personalized outbound email and candidate engagement workflows

Security & Compliance Automation

• Build automation systems for customer security workflows (BAAs, DPAs, DocuSign, contract review flows)
• Automate security questionnaire and compliance response generation
• Improve internal tooling for enterprise readiness and audit processes

Operational Infrastructure Tools

• Build systems for accounts receivable automation and finance-related email workflows
• Create automated enterprise customer onboarding and account setup tools
• Design internal systems that reduce manual operational overhead across teams

3rd-Party Integrations & Platform Work

• Integrate with CRM systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and GoHighLevel
• Build workflow automation using tools like Zapier, n8n, and Make
• Design LLM-powered systems using OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, and other models
• Own API-based integrations that connect internal systems across the company

GTM Engineering & Growth Automation

• Build HubSpot and Lark automations to improve sales and marketing efficiency
• Develop lifecycle automation systems for customer engagement and retention
• Create targeted website personalization and ad content generation systems
• Build email personalization and outbound automation pipelines at scale

YOU MIGHT THRIVE IF YOU

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Have 2+ years professional software engineering experience
• Have 1+ year of startup experience and are comfortable with ambiguity and fast iteration.
• Think like a founder and operate with high ownership
• Have strong software engineering skills (backend, full-stack, or systems)
• Have hands-on experience building with LLMs or AI agents in production
• Are comfortable working across product, engineering, and operations
• Move fast, iterate quickly, and are comfortable with ambiguity
• Prefer building systems over working on narrowly defined tasks
• Care deeply about real-world impact over theoretical work

JOB DETAILS

• Cash: 200k - 300k
• Equity: Offers Meaningful Equity
• Location: Redwood City, CA, US
• US Visas: Retell AI is open to sponsoring work authorization for qualified candidates, including H-1B, TN, L-1, E-3, F-1 (OPT/CPT), and O-1 visas.

OTHER BENEFITS

• 100% coverage: for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• $70/day DoorDash credit: for unlimited breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• $200/month: wellness reimbursement (gym, fitness classes, etc.)
• $300/month: commuter reimbursement (gas, Caltrain, etc.)
• $75/month: phone bill reimbursement
• $50/month: internet reimbursement

COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY

• Best Offer Upfront: Choose from three cash-equity balance options; no negotiation needed.
• Top 1% Talent: Above-market pay (top 5 percentile) to attract exceptional builders.
• High Ownership: Small teams, >$1M revenue/employee, and significant equity.
• Performance-Based: Offers tied to interview performance, not experience or past salaries.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1. Intro Call (15-20min): Connect with our talent team to get a deeper look at the team and the work you'd be doing.
2. First Technical Phone Interview (45 min): Practical coding session focused on code fluency and system design (For frontend roles, we will focus on React-specific questions)
3. Technical Phone Interview (45 min): Practical coding session focused on code fluency and focused more heavily on your systems design approach
4. Onsite/Virtual Interviews (2–3 hrs): Hosted in our office if located in the Bay Area or virtual, with three rounds:
1. Practical Coding: Tackle real-world coding tasks with debugging.
2. System Design: Architect a production-ready system.
3. Tools & Automation: Build automations or improve workflows in any basic environment setup like python, java, node.js, etc.