As a Founding Engineer, your responsibilities will include designing and developing core product features, optimizing systems for performance and scalability, and collaborating closely with the founding team to bring the company's vision to life. You will have the unique opportunity to work across the tech stack, make decisive technical choices, and help build a strong engineering culture within the organization.
Numbers & Facts
Location
San Francisco, California
Website
Nyne.ai
Description
Company Description
Nyne is the people data company that gives AI agents and enterprises a unified, real-time view of any person or business. We are backed by exceptional investors, including South Park Commons, and are building foundational infrastructure for agent-driven software used in real production environments.
Role Description
We are seeking dynamic and driven Founding Engineers to play a pivotal role in shaping the technological foundation and strategy of our early-stage company. This is a full-time, on-site position based in San Francisco, CA. As a Founding Engineer, your responsibilities will include designing and developing core product features, optimizing systems for performance and scalability, and collaborating closely with the founding team to bring the company's vision to life. You will have the unique opportunity to work across the tech stack, make decisive technical choices, and help build a strong engineering culture within the organization.
Qualifications
Strong software engineering fundamentals, regardless of language or framework
Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems and microservice-based architectures
Comfort working across multiple codebases and services with different technology choices
Solid experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) and production deployments
Deep familiarity with Linux servers, networking basics, and operating system level debugging
Experience building, operating, or maintaining data pipelines and backend services at scale
Ability to reason about performance, reliability, and system tradeoffs in real production environments
Familiarity with agent-based systems, LLM-powered workflows, or integrating AI models into production systems
Strong problem-solving ability and comfort operating with incomplete information
Clear communication and the ability to work closely with founders in a fast-moving, early-stage environment
Prior experience as a founder, early engineer, or technical owner of critical systems is a strong plus
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience preferred, but not required