[Hiring] Founding AI Lead Engineer @Pragmatike

Role Description

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing technology company building critical infrastructure that powers high-volume, real-time business operations across multiple systems and platforms. We are seeking a Founding AI Lead Engineer with experience in YC-backed start-ups to lead the company's AI engineering organization and establish the technical strategy for production AI systems.

• Lead 0→1 product initiatives from discovery through scale.
• Partner directly with customers and Product leadership.
• Design and implement full-stack product architectures.
• Establish technical foundations for new products.
• Translate ambiguous product problems into scalable solutions.
• Balance speed, product quality, and technical sustainability.
• Mentor engineers working on product initiatives.
• Influence product roadmap and engineering priorities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack and product engineering experience.
• Proven 0→1 product development track record.
• Excellent product judgment and technical depth.
• Strong architecture and system design skills.
• Ability to work independently in highly ambiguous environments.

Requirements

• AI product development (nice to have).
• Startup/scale-up experience (nice to have).
• Experience working closely with founders or product leadership (nice to have).
• Experience taking products from prototype to significant scale (nice to have).

Benefits

• Full benefit package and competitive compensation.
• Opportunity to work on complex systems and large-scale integrations.
• Collaborative, fast-moving environment with ownership encouraged.
• Meaningful influence on architecture, product direction, and engineering culture.
• Opportunity to tackle challenging backend problems and work with modern technologies.