Founding Engineer Fullstack
Job Summary
The build: Our client is hiring a founding engineer to build the core platform that powers AI agents in supply chain operations. Youll own the data pipelines integrations APIs and operator console that connect AI to real-world systems ERPs 3PLs retailers and freight partners. This is infrastructure work with direct impact: the scaffolding you build determines whether customers can trust their AI to handle shipments inventory and operations reliably.
What youll do
- Take customer-facing features from concept to production talk to users design build and observe real usage.
- Design secure auditable data models and event-driven pipelines that power agent workflows.
- Develop internal and external APIs and a real-time operator console giving customers full visibility into operations.
- Build first-party integrations with ERPs 3PLs retailers and freight partners plus a resilient sync layer that keeps everything in lockstep.
- Establish observability SLOs and on-call practices for mission-critical workflows where downtime means missed shipments and chargebacks.
- Work across the full stack backend data engineering frontend wherever the highest-leverage problem lives.
What were looking for
- 5 years building production platforms or infrastructure at scale ideally at startups.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript/Node Postgres queues/streams and cloud (AWS or GCP).
- Systems thinking product intuition; you care equally about developer and operator experience.
- Versatility across backend data engineering and frontend you dont wait for someone else to build the other half.
- Genuine interest in hard infrastructure problems with direct measurable business impact.
Logistics: New York NY hybrid no sponsorship.
Required Skills:
TypeScript Postgres queues/streams event-driven architecture AWS GCP API design integrations ETL/data pipelines observability SLOs distributed systems React/frontend
Required Education:
Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university is preferred but not required.