Founding Engineer

Amadeus Search

  • New York
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    We’re looking for ambitious engineers with a founder mindset who want to own products, design AI workflows, and build new tools that don’t exist yet. End-to-End Ownership – Take responsibility across front-end, back-end, and AI systems to deliver high-quality production-ready solutions.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew York

    Description

    Role: Founding Engineer (Full-Stack/AI)
    Location: New York, NY | Full-time | On-site
    Compensation: $170k - $225k + Equity (0.75% - 1.25%)

    About the Role
    This is your chance to be a founding engineer at a stealth AI startup redefining video creation and collaboration. We’re looking for ambitious engineers with a founder mindset who want to own products, design AI workflows, and build new tools that don’t exist yet.

    You’ll work in a high-impact, small, and talent-dense team iterating rapidly with users, pushing the boundaries of AI pipelines, real-time collaboration, and video/graphics rendering.

    What You Will Do

    • Build & Ship Fast – Design, develop, and deploy full-stack features across web and AI-powered pipelines.

    • AI-Enhanced Video – Implement real-time Figma-style collaboration and reasoning-heavy video/graphics systems.

    • Prototype New AI Systems – Explore frontier diffusion models, reasoning models, and data-driven evaluation pipelines.

    • Server & Graphics Optimization – Extend and optimize backend video/graphics rendering.

    • Shaders & Visual Effects – Write WebGL shaders for advanced graphics and special effects.

    • End-to-End Ownership – Take responsibility across front-end, back-end, and AI systems to deliver high-quality production-ready solutions.

    What Will You Bring

    • 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience, ideally in early-stage startups.

    • Expertise in React and modern web frameworks.

    • Strong interest in AI, machine learning, and novel media technologies.

    • Ability to ship production-ready code rapidly while maintaining quality.

    • Creative problem-solving skills and comfort experimenting with new technologies.

    • Passion for building products from 01 in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

    Compensation & Perks

    • Salary – $170k - $225k

    • Equity – 0.75% - 1.25%

    • Visa sponsorship – not available

    • Work Policy – on-site, NYC (Soho), 6 days/week

    • Benefits – Comprehensive healthcare, meals provided, top-tier equipment

    Why Join Us?

    • Build at the forefront of AI-powered video creation.

    • Work on high-impact, reasoning-heavy AI pipelines shaping the future of media.

    • Join a small, expert team where ownership, speed, and innovation are rewarded.

    • Opportunity to design, prototype, and ship tools that fundamentally change how videos are created and consumed.

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