Ex YC Founder (SF)

Location: San Francisco CA (Onsite Presidio)
Start Date: ASAP
Employment Type: Full-time
Relocation Assistance and Visa Sponsorship: Can be discussed with our HR team during the first interview.

About the Opportunity

Pragmatike is partnering with a venture-backed AI company building one of the most ambitious collaboration products in artificial intelligence.

Backed by leading investors including Spark Capital Felicis Y Combinator Day One Ventures and prominent technology founders and operators the company is defining a new category of AI-native collaboration software. Their flagship product is transforming how teams think create and work together by combining human intelligence and AI in entirely new ways.

Were looking to speak with former founders particularly those who have built and scaled venture-backed startups who are eager to apply their entrepreneurial experience within a fast-growing company that is still early enough for every individual to have outsized impact.

This opportunity is ideal for ambitious builders who have experienced the realities of startup life learned valuable lessons from both successes and setbacks and remain motivated to help create something category-defining.

The company operates with the intensity ownership and pace of an early-stage startup while benefiting from strong product-market momentum substantial funding and an exceptional team.

What Youll Do

• Work directly with founders and senior leadership on high-priority company initiatives.

• Help shape product strategy technical direction growth initiatives or operational execution based on your strengths and background.

• Take ownership of critical projects that directly influence company growth and product success.

• Collaborate across engineering product design go-to-market and leadership functions.

• Identify opportunities solve ambiguous problems and drive execution from idea to outcome.

• Contribute to the development of AI-native products used by rapidly growing teams and organizations.

• Bring a founder mindset to decision-making prioritization and company building.

• Help establish processes systems and strategies that support long-term scale.

What Were Looking For

• Previous founder or co-founder experience ideally within a venture-backed startup environment.

• Strong track record of building products teams systems or businesses from the ground up.

• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced high-ownership environments.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action and execution.

• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking capabilities.

• Comfortable wearing multiple hats and working across functions.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Passion for AI emerging technologies and the future of intelligent software.

Nice to Have

• Experience participating in accelerator programs such as Y Combinator.

• Background in software engineering product management growth operations or go-to-market leadership.

• Experience building AI-powered products developer tools SaaS platforms or collaboration software.

• Track record of scaling teams products or businesses through periods of rapid growth.

• Experience working alongside founders and executive teams in high-growth startup environments.

Why Join

This is a unique opportunity for former founders to continue building at an ambitious level without starting from zero.

Youll join a small highly talented team where ownership is significant decision-making is fast and your work will directly influence the companys trajectory. The scope of the role is intentionally flexible and can be shaped around your strengths whether they lie in engineering product growth operations or company building.

If youre looking for an environment where entrepreneurial experience is valued where AI is at the center of the product vision and where there is still substantial opportunity to shape the future of the company wed love to hear from you.

Pragmatike is committed to a fair transparent and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age disability gender gender identity or expression marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

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Required Experience:

Founder