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Founding Senior Staff Engineer AI-Powered Learning Startup

Founding Senior Staff Engineer AI-Powered Learning Startup

Velocity Search GroupNew York, New York, United States
7 days ago
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Job description

Founding Senior Staff Engineer AI-Powered Learning Startup | NYC

Company Snapshot

Our client is an AI startup backed by $3.5M from a16z SR, Bessemer, Primary, and Field, revolutionizing learning for blue-collar workers by turning training docs into gamified AI experiences. Tackling a $400B opportunity with 70% MoM ARR growth and 25+ customers. Team of 8 seniors : second-time founders with exits (20M MAU acquired; Hulu / Crunchyroll $1B sale). High autonomy, zero bureaucracy, fast shippingNYC (Flatiron), 3+ days / week in-office.

Role Impact

Join as Employee #3 : Hands-on technical leader owning architecture in a back-end leaning full-stack role. Drive 0-1 scaling with AI tools for transformative features.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ship full-stack features (Go / TypeScript) at velocity, owning end-to-end from conception to deployment.
  • Lead architectural decisions, balancing speed / scalability; establish AI-assisted engineering practices.
  • Collaborate with founders / customers on solutions; shape culture, recruit / mentor team.

Must-Haves

  • 5+ years full-stack engineering with leadership; VC-backed startup scaling (seed-Series B); AI project experience.
  • High agency, self-driven; thrives in fast-paced ownership environments.
  • CS undergrad preferred; no FAANG-only or front-end focus; stable history.
  • Passion for AI experimentation; NYC in-office 3+ days / week.

    • Compensation

  • Salary : $180K-$250K
  • Equity : 1-3%
  • Bonus : 17.5% first-year
  • Hybrid : 3+ days NYC
  • No visa sponsorship.

    • Why Join?

  • Disrupt $400B industry for 2.7B workers as founding engineer.
  • Shape culture / architecture with direct founder access.
  • Elite team, massive equity, high-velocity impact.

    • Apply if you're ready to own and build1 hire, 5-step interview, reports to founders. Reach out for details.

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