Founding Engineer (Product-Minded)
Core
Build scalable systems for personalized bedtime stories, story generation, narration, and subscriptions to help families.
Role type
Founding Engineer (Product-Minded)
Builds
Mobile app (iOS/Android), backend services, story generation pipeline, subscription management
Domain
Consumer tech, AI/LLM, EdTech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
TypeScript, React, Node.js, Express, Postgres, mobile development (native/hybrid), AI/LLM integration, system design, observability, cost optimization
Preferred skills
RevenueCat, background jobs, queues, rate limiting, iOS/Android shipping, push notifications, audio processing
Technologies
React, TypeScript, Capacitor, Node, Express, Postgres, Neon, Supabase, RevenueCat, OpenAI
Responsibilities
Ship core product features across mobile and backend; build scalable systems for story generation and narration; improve observability, performance, and cost efficiency; set engineering standards for codebase health and release processes
Seniority
Founding, hands-on IC with product ownership