Software Engineer
EmployiaAbout the role
About the Company
We're partnering with a high-growth AI company transforming how the world's largest enterprises operate. The company has built a new English-based programming language that allows complex business processes to be automated using AI. Its platform is already deployed globally across Fortune 500 companies, automating critical workflows involving financial records, insurance claims, and telecom operations.
Company Snapshot
$50M raised at a reported $500M valuation.
Backed by Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and OpenAI.
40-person team, founded in 2023.
500K+ production runs with 98%+ quality across critical enterprise workflows.
Customers include some of the largest companies in the world, with deployments replacing workflows that previously consumed thousands of human hours.
Founding team is approximately 33% former founders, with experience building major startup systems, Fortune 500 ML practices, and enterprise software infrastructure.
Why You Should Join
Work directly with Fortune 500 customers on mission-critical workflows.
Build solutions that create measurable business outcomes, rather than simply shipping incremental features.
Combine software engineering, AI, customer strategy, and problem-solving.
Own deployments from initial discovery through global production rollout.
Join a highly technical, high-ownership team operating at the forefront of enterprise AI.
About the Role
You'll join as a Forward Deployed Engineer, working directly with strategic customers to understand complex business processes and turn them into scalable AI-powered software. You'll own implementations end-to-end, from process discovery and solution design through production deployment and global rollout.
Qualifications
2–8 years of experience as a software engineer. Exceptional early-career candidates are considered.
Strong software engineering and programming fundamentals.
Ability to work through ambiguous, complex problems and independently determine the right solution.
Strong customer-facing communication and business judgment.
Comfortable owning projects from discovery through deployment and scaling.
High-agency, resourceful mindset with strong technical and problem-solving ability.
Compensation & Logistics
Compensation: $150K–$225K Base
Location: San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY
Work Model: Onsite
Visa sponsorship: Available
Responsibilities
- Work directly with strategic customers to understand complex business processes
- Turn complex processes into scalable AI-powered software
- Own implementations end-to-end from process discovery to global rollout
Qualifications
- 2–8 years of experience as a software engineer
- Strong software engineering and programming fundamentals
- Ability to work through ambiguous, complex problems
- Strong customer-facing communication and business judgment
- Comfortable owning projects from discovery through deployment
Skills mentioned
About Employia
We help VC-backed startups and scaleups hire the engineers and operators who build category-defining companies in the US, Europe & India. We work with companies backed by leading venture firms including Founders Fund, Sequoia, a16z, and YC. Roles we fill: • Founding Engineers • Forward Deployed Engineers • AI / ML Engineers • Founding GTM hires • Chief of Staff We source through founder networks, private operator communities, and alumni networks from companies like FAANG and leading AI startups. Most of the candidates we introduce are not actively job hunting. They move when the mission and team are right. We work with a small number of companies at a time so we can go deep on each search. If you're building something ambitious, let's talk.