Founding Engineer
Job Description
We are looking for a Founding Engineer, someone who doesn't just write code but builds the engine of a high-growth start-up. Responsibilities: - Architect and Ship: Build end-to-end features using Python and Angular. - Engine for AI: Collaborate on LLM orchestration, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and deploying models that power our AI researchers. - Scalable Infra: Design and maintain backend services, data pipelines, and integrations using Flask and MongoDB. - UI/UX Strategy: Create high-fidelity, scalable frontends that make complex AI insights easy to digest. - Product Ownership: Take total ownership of the product lifecycle from a rough sketch to a production-ready feature. Requirements: - Experience: Minimum 2+ years of full-time, full-stack experience in a fast-paced startup environment. - Modern Tooling: You are a power user of Cursor (or similar AI-augmented tools) to build and iterate at 10x speed. - Stack Proficiency: Expert-level skills in Python, Angular, and MongoDB. - Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fully remote setup. - Communication: Ability to distill complex technical architecture into clear, actionable ideas. Who will succeed in this role: - You are ambitious and want to scale software products from 0 to 1 You probably want to start your own company at some point in the future - Strong ownership - you are high agency and can find solutions to any problem you face, whether clever out of the box or brute force - High rate of output - you get a lot of shit done fast without sacrificing quality. You believe in what we are doing. Good to Have: - AI/ML Curiosity: Familiarity with machine learning concepts and LLM APIs is a massive plus. - Builder DNA: A history of "shipping stuff, " whether it's side projects, college apps, or open-source contributions. - Startup Grit: Previous experience in a high-pressure, early-stage environment. Company Summary Alchemic (previously Echo) is an AI agent-driven customer research platform that revolutionizes how businesses understand their customers. Alchemic utilizes Generative AI Insight Agents to conduct highly personalized, one-on-one conversations and AI-generated surveys at scale, combining the depth of in-depth interviews with the efficiency of traditional surveys. Our platform not only conducts and auto-analyzes primary research conversations to deliver consolidated insights but also saves and indexes every interaction, building a searchable, persistent insights layer for businesses. We believe that in a world moving at breakneck speed, waiting six weeks for consumer insights is no longer research; it is history. For too long, companies have been forced into a painful compromise: choose the slow, expensive rigor of traditional agencies, or rely on guesswork and shallow data to meet deadlines. This gap forces brilliant teams to make high-stakes decisions in the dark, wasting budget and missing windows of opportunity. Our mission is to replace this compromise with certainty. By fusing the depth of expert-led research with the scale and velocity of AI, we are building the world's most agile consumer insight engine. We exist to give marketing and insight teams the agency-grade answers they need in days, not months, so they can stop guessing and start acting with confidence. Why Join Us We're hiring across engineering, research, and applied AI. We build fast, ship faster, and learn by doing. Here, you'll have direct access to our founders and true ownership of impactful projects. Join us to ship quickly, learn continuously, and grow as we scale across global markets!
Required Skills
['Angular', 'MongoDB', 'Python']
Additional Information
Source recruiter: Shanmigha V Source recruiter designation: Technical Recruiter Company tagline: Gen AI-powered customer insights Employee count: 1 Company founded: 2024 Benefits: Small high-ownership team, Meaningful work, Fast-paced environment, High growth exposure, Rethinking research, ESOPs, Remote-friendly Company tech stack: Python, Flask, Angular, React.js, MongoDB, Machine Learning, Tableau, Power BI Website: https://thealchemic.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-alchemic/about/ Instahyre score: NA Strong match: NA Accept outstation: true Company tagline: Gen AI-powered customer insights Logo: https://media.instahyre.com/images/profile/base/employer/53841/d7ce78e8f7/get_echo_ai_logo.webp