Hiring: Founding Engineer Company: Fonzi AI Location: New York City Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:59:19 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: AI-powered products, retrieval, memory, agent frameworks, context engineering, eval pipelines, LLMs, agentic systems, software engineering fundamentals, system architecture, startup environments Experience: - 2–8 years of experience - Ideally experience at at least one high-growth company - Built AI-powered products end-to-end — not just prototypes, but systems handling real users - Thrives in startup environments where the problem is ambiguous and the team is small Required Skills: - Strong software engineering fundamentals - Deep awareness of the frontier of LLMs and agentic systems - Ability to speak fluently about retrieval, memory, agent frameworks, context engineering, and eval pipelines - Architecture thinking — designing AI systems for real problems - Coding and pairing skills Qualifications: - Genuine curiosity about AI and strong communication skills - Cultural fit for small, fast-moving teams - Engineers who build with AI because they can't stop thinking about it Compensation: - $150,000 – $300,000+ base salary depending on experience and role - Many positions include meaningful equity at pre-seed through Series B stage companies Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!