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Minimal AI (YC S25) · 1 month ago

Founding Engineer: Backend + AI-Focused Full-Stack Developer

positionNew York, NY, US
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$150K/yr - $250K/yr

Minimal AI is a startup focused on AI infrastructure, seeking a Founding Engineer who will build the agent runtime, evals, and integration layer to help scale their operations. The role involves shipping features across the stack and using AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency.

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Responsibilities

Ship production features across the stack
Work in tight loops: build → test → measure → refine
Use AI tools daily (Cursor, Claude, etc.) and push them further; automate glue work, generate scaffolds, build evals, multiply your own output
Take ownership of outcomes, not tickets

Qualification

PythonAWSReactTypeScriptNext.js

Required

Experience with Python
Experience with FastAPI
Experience with AWS
Experience with TypeScript
Experience with React
Experience with Next.js
Ability to own features end-to-end
Ability to ship fast while maintaining quality
Ability to create clean architecture and solid tests
Ability to create good UI
Resourcefulness and persistence in problem-solving
Experience building products, open source, or side projects
Daily use of AI tools and a desire to improve
Ability to think in systems and multipliers

Company

Minimal AI (YC S25)

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Minimal AI makes it easy for e-commerce brands to build and manage AI support teams that resolve 90%+ of tickets while increasing revenue.
dateFounded in 2024
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://gominimal.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Minimal AI (YC S25) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$0.5M
Key Investors
Y Combinator
2025-09-09Pre Seed· $0.5M
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