Founding Engineer – AI Automation (Equity Only)
Location: Remote
Type: Equity-only collaboration
Stage: Early-stage / Pre-revenue
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About the Role
We're building an AI-driven automation platform that can intelligently interact with real-world websites and execute complex, multi-step workflows.
This is a founding engineer role, not a typical job.
There is no salary at this stage — compensation is equity only, with meaningful ownership and long-term upside.
You'll work directly with the founder and have deep influence over product direction, architecture, and execution.
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What You'll Be Building
• Intelligent browser automation agents that:
• Navigate dynamic, JavaScript-heavy websites
• Understand and complete complex web forms
• Execute multi-step workflows reliably
• AI-assisted reasoning systems that:
• Interpret unstructured information
• Map data to web interfaces
• Adapt behavior across different sites and layouts
• Robust automation pipelines with retries, fallbacks, and observability
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Key Responsibilities
• Architect and implement browser automation using Playwright
• Integrate LLMs for reasoning and decision-making
• Design systems that handle real-world edge cases and failures
• Improve reliability and scalability of automation agents
• Collaborate closely on technical and product decisions
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Tech Stack
• Languages: Python and/or TypeScript
• Automation: Playwright
• AI: LLM APIs or open-source models
• Backend: FastAPI or NestJS
• Infrastructure: Docker, cloud-based workers
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Who This Is For
This role is a good fit if you:
• Want meaningful equity and ownership
• Enjoy building hard systems from zero
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and early-stage risk
• Think like a builder, not just an employee
• Are willing to commit real time and energy
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Who This Is NOT For
• Anyone looking for short-term cash compensation
• Purely task-based freelancers
• People uncomfortable with early-stage uncertainty
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Why Join
• Founding-level ownership
• Direct influence on architecture and product
• Opportunity to grow into a CTO / Lead Engineer role
• Build something technically challenging and defensible
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Compensation
• Equity only
• Vesting based on contribution and milestones
• Clear ownership structure discussed upfront