Lead Full Stack Engineer, AI Product

The roleThis is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to shape the product, architecture, engineering culture, and technical direction from the ground up. You will work directly with the founding team and production users to turn messy real-world workflows into reliable software. This is not a narrow frontend or backend role; you should be comfortable moving across product, frontend, backend, database, workflow integration, deployment, and technical decision-making.What you'll doBuild and ship core product features across the full stackOwn frontend, backend, database, auth, and deployment decisionsIntegrate AI and LLM workflows into practical user-facing product flowsDesign secure handling of scripts, documents, and production IPBuild internal tools, dashboards, and workflow automationsWork directly with founders and users to turn ambiguity into shipped softwareSet engineering standards for future technical hiresMake pragmatic architecture decisions that balance speed, quality, and runwayWhat we're looking for5+ years of software engineering experienceStrong experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, or equivalent frontend frameworksStrong backend experience with Node.js, Python, or similarExperience with Postgres, Supabase, Firebase, or similar platformsExperience shipping production web applicationsGood judgment around auth, data security, reliability, and maintainabilityComfortable working in an early-stage environment with incomplete informationProduct-minded and able to think beyond ticketsClear communicator who can work closely with non-technical founders and creative teamsNice to haveExperience with LLM APIs, RAG, agents, document parsing, or AI workflow systemsExperience with media, video, film, production, creative tooling, or workflow softwareExperience with background jobs, queues, structured AI outputs, or multimodal systemsExperience leading small engineering teams or mentoring other engineersStartup or zero-to-one product experienceYou'll thrive here ifYou like building from zero to oneYou can move fast without creating chaosYou are comfortable making decisions with imperfect informationYou care about users, not just architectureYou want meaningful ownership over product and technical directionYou are excited by the intersection of AI, filmmaking, and production workflowsHow to applySend your application to [email protected] and include:LinkedIn, GitHub, or portfolioOne product or system you have shipped that you are proud ofA short note on why this role interests you