Senior Founding Engineer

ambral· Engineering
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📍 New YorkFullTime💰 USD 185K–245K/yr

About this role

What we do

Ambral builds digital models of people and teams that predict what they’ll do next.

Enterprises use these “digital twins” to synthesize signals across product telemetry, support interactions, emails, calls, and operational systems into a coherent understanding of each customer. Our agents then enrich missing context, recommend next-best actions, and execute workflows to help teams deliver the optimal experience for every customer.

We graduated from Y Combinator Summer 2025, raised millions in funding, and are already deploying Ambral within multi-billion dollar enterprises. Now we’re growing our team to go supersonic.

What you'll do

Develop the core platform to ingest data and synthesize “digital twins”, as well as the agentic systems to act on it (eg. Voice, SMS, and Email agents).

You'll work directly with the CTO on all parts of the platform, ranging across:

  • Memory (how do we represent and refine our customer models?)

  • Detection framework (what are the right primitives for building detection agents?)

  • Agent design (how do we turn signals into reliable autonomous actions?)

  • Distributed systems (how do we run 5000 agents in parallel?)

  • Evals (how can we guarantee our agents are always getting better?)

You’ll also interface directly with our customers and own engagements end-to-end.

Who you are

  • You have 3+ years of experience in full-stack development with distributed architectures

  • You’ve built ai systems / pipelines and understand the reliability and observability considerations surrounding them

  • You’ve worked on systems that process and transform massive amounts of data

  • You’re capable of making practical tradeoffs to ship things fast that work, while making architectural decisions that allow us to come back later and scale the system

  • You’re good at explaining complex ideas to non-technical people

  • You love moonshot ideas that feel like magic (eg. realtime UX)

  • You think big and get excited by problems that feel impossible to solve

  • You're looking to do the best work of your life and build something you'll be proud of for decades

Tech stack

Typescript, Nuxt, Postgres, Vercel, Claude Code/Cursor

Benefits

  • Equinox membership

  • Free meals, coffee, and snacks

  • Health insurance

  • Unlimited PTO

  • Relocation assistance to NYC available

This is an in-person role in New York.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the Senior Founding Engineer role at ambral?
The listed salary for this Senior Founding Engineer position at ambral is USD 185K–245K/yr. This is an FullTime role.
Where is the Senior Founding Engineer position at ambral located?
This Senior Founding Engineer role at ambral is based in New York. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Senior Founding Engineer role at ambral full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Senior Founding Engineer role in the Engineering department at ambral.
Which team or department does the Senior Founding Engineer at ambral belong to?
This Senior Founding Engineer position is part of the Engineering department at ambral. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Senior Founding Engineer position at ambral?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to ambral's official application portal hosted on ashby where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Senior Founding Engineer job at ambral posted?
This Senior Founding Engineer position at ambral was posted on May 6, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Founding Engineer
ambral · 💰 USD 185K–245K/yr
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