Poka Labs · 6 months ago
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$130K/yr - $180K/yrPoka Labs is focused on transforming the chemicals industry through AI by building the intelligence layer for process industries. They are seeking a Founding Engineer who will take ownership of complex problem areas and develop production AI agents used by various stakeholders.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingSaaSSchedulingSoftware
Responsibilities
Visit customer sites to map real workflows
Build an end to end agent that handles complex quoting, pricing, inventory management, procurement, or scheduling
Integrate with ERPs, CRMs, and industrial systems
Design simple, high leverage product experiences
Core product features from frontend to backend
Infrastructure that keeps agents reliable in real environments
Customer understanding through direct exposure to plants and operations
Evaluation and deployment of new AI capabilities
Qualification
Required
Strong full stack ability. You can move across the stack and fix what breaks
Bias for action and comfort with ambiguity
Clear communication with technical and non technical users
Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. We work in person
Ability to learn quickly
Benefits
True ownership over the core architecture and product.
Immediate impact inside global manufacturing environments.
A role in shaping our culture and traditions.
Direct collaboration with founders who have deep domain experience.
Company
Poka Labs
Poka Labs is developing AI-driven production scheduling solutions for the chemical manufacturing industry.
Founded in 2023
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$2.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2024-09-25Pre Seed· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Malay Shah
Co-Founder and CEO
Andrew Bass
Co-Founder & CTO
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