Founding Engineer

carnot-aiยท Engineering
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๐Ÿ“ San FranciscoFullTime๐Ÿ’ฐ USD 140Kโ€“250K/yr

About this role

About the Role

Full-stack engineer who understands vibe coding tools and how recent AI frameworks work. You'll build both frontend and backend for our enterprise workflow automation platform.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build both frontend and backend systems powering our vibe coding platform

  • Define technical strategy: system design, data modeling, service boundaries, and infrastructure choices

  • Integrate AI models and build reliable natural language to action pipelines

  • Collaborate directly with customers to translate enterprise needs into product solutions

  • Evolve infrastructure for reliability, observability, and performance at enterprise scale

  • Ship fast while building sustainable, maintainable systems

Requirements

Experience

  • 5+ years building products quickly

  • TypeScript (backend and frontend), React

  • Deep understanding of system design, database architecture, and scaling distributed systems

  • Modern deployment and infrastructure (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers). Infrastructure as code (Terraform). CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)

  • Experience with AI frameworks (Vercel AI SDK, Mastra) and patterns (agentic loops, tool calling, streaming, MCP)

Bonus

  • Understanding of tools like OpenCode and how they work

  • Shipped AI/LLM products to production.

  • LLM observability and production debugging (Langfuse, Datadog).

  • Experience at early-stage startups

  • Major contributions to OSS projects

Mindset

  • Founder mentality: hard work, independence, ownership

  • Ready to work in person in San Francisco

About Jinba

We help large enterprises build automated workflows using plain English. Unlike traditional no-code tools that bolt a chat agent onto their interface, Jinba is built as a native vibe coding platform from the ground up.

YC W26. International team across SF and Tokyo. Growing fast with major enterprise contracts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the Founding Engineer role at carnot-ai?
The listed salary for this Founding Engineer position at carnot-ai is USD 140Kโ€“250K/yr. This is an FullTime role.
Where is the Founding Engineer position at carnot-ai located?
This Founding Engineer role at carnot-ai is based in San Francisco. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Founding Engineer role at carnot-ai full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Founding Engineer role in the Engineering department at carnot-ai.
Which team or department does the Founding Engineer at carnot-ai belong to?
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When was the Founding Engineer job at carnot-ai posted?
This Founding Engineer position at carnot-ai was posted on Dec 14, 2025. Apply as soon as possible โ€” early applications are often reviewed first.
Founding Engineer
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