_Ideally you 're based in the the Bay Area, but open to remote for the right
candidate._
### We’re hiring a Founding Engineer to bring AI-powered creative tools to
life.
You’ll be elevating our MVP products that already make creative teams move 10x
faster—from content analysis to strategy recommendations based on deep
research, script generators, and beyond. We are automating the critical
workflows for modern consumer company building.
This is not a role for someone waiting to be told what to do. We’re looking
for someone who can _see the whole board_ , make fast technical decisions, and
ship smart prototypes that get real-world feedback fast.
**What we’re building:**
The Inflection is building an AI-powered set of tools for leading DTC brands.
We mix expert creative strategy with AI tools to give brands a compounding
advantage—faster insights, better creative outputs, and smarter decisions. Our
internal tools already help power performance for many 9-figure consumer
brands. Now we want to bring these tools to the world.
**What you’ll do:**
* Elevate our existing end-to-end MVPs to production ready (make them magical)
* Work closely with existing dev teams to improve and scale what exists today
* Collaborate closely with founders and creative strategists to turn industry leading processes into AI powered live tools
* Create LLM-powered workflows that combine structure, flexibility, and speed
* Develop internal interfaces and data pipelines (yeah, some plumbing too)
* Make good calls fast and improve them over time
**Who you are:**
* You’re cracked—in a good way. You know how to build and ship fast.
* You’ve worked with LLMs, embeddings, vector search, structured prompt chains, and/or agent frameworks.
* You’re allergic to corporate BS. You prefer autonomy and ownership.
* You know when to polish, and when done is better than perfect.
* You have good taste. Your builds don’t just work—they feel right.
* You can work locally in the Bay Area (ideal)—will consider remote for the right candidate but needs to overlap at least 6 hours with US Pacific Time—during reasonable work hours.
* Bonus: You’ve worked in startups, hacked on creative tools, or built products for marketers, designers, or writers.
**About you:**
We’re looking for a builder—not just an engineer. Someone who sees rough
product ideas and thinks, “I know how to make this real.”
You might be a great fit if you have:
* **Proven Full Stack Experience**
You’ve shipped full products—frontend to backend—ideally with modern stacks
like React + Next.js, Python or Node, and PostgreSQL. You know how to move
fast without breaking everything.
* **Obsessed with AI**
You’re already playing with the latest models, including open-source models,
embeddings, agents, RAG, and toolchains. You’re probably using Cursor or Cody.
You might’ve even built your own wrapper or internal playground.
* **Design Taste**
You care about what users see and feel. You can mock up something clean
without a designer, and you have good instincts on what’s usable and what’s
confusing.
* **High Ownership**
No one needs to hold your hand. You pick up messy tasks, clean them up, and
move on to the next one. You set your own pace and hold yourself to a high
bar.
* **Clear Communicator**
You write and speak clearly. You know how to ask the right questions, share
progress, and surface blockers without creating noise.
* **Startup Mentality**
You’ve likely built entire projects on your own. You don’t need layers of
process or a PM to keep you moving. You know when to move fast and when to
slow down for quality.
* **Pragmatic Mindset**
You focus on what works. You’re not trying to win Hacker News—just build
things users love, quickly and consistently.
**What we offer:**
* A front-row seat at a high-growth, cash-flow-positive company backed by some of the best operators in consumer
* Daily exposure to leading brands and performance data from millions per month in ad spend
* A chance to go from solo builder to team leader as we scale
* Salary range of $200,000 to $250,000 based on experience, plus stock options at fast growing startup.
We’re building tools that should’ve existed 5 years ago—but the tech just got
good enough _now_. If you’ve been waiting for a shot to build something
ambitious, this is it.
Apply here: <https://airtable.com/appxHV8vL3iN6fc4n/pag8fcTBH4gWeiwcs/form>