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Founding Engineer

Constant (YC W23), New York, NY, United States


Base pay range
$125,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Overview
For the right candidate, this is a genuinely unique opportunity. There are many AI startups, but few are targeting our area - we’re capturing meaningful, differentiated applications of AI.

Why We’re Hiring For This Role:

There are tons of high-impact, meaningful projects in our product pipeline, and we need to grow the engineering team to build out the vision. From day 1 you’ll hit the ground running with some of the most exciting work of your career. As a Founding AI Engineer, you’ll be working on new applications of AI that push the frontier of investing. Everyday you’ll have the chance to create great technology, great products, and grow as a leader.

Responsibilities

Work directly with the founder and others on all areas of the product.

Architect, develop and maintain high-quality software; take ownership over broad areas of the development process.

Provide guidance and leadership to junior developers, including helping to hire junior developers to grow the engineering team.

We’re Looking For Someone

Experienced

Passionate

Thoughtful

Creative

Experience Requirements

3+ years of experience

Strong experience working with modern coding tools (such as Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Code)

Strong experience with LangGraph/LangChain, or comparable tools

Strong backend experience

Familiarity with investing, finance and/or fintech

Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type
Full‑time

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology

Industry
Investment Management

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