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Minimal AI (YC S25) · 1 month ago

Founding Engineer: Product-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 leveraging AI technologies, and they are seeking a Founding Engineer who is a product-focused full-stack developer. The role involves building user interfaces and workflows, shipping production features, and utilizing AI tools to enhance productivity.

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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

Full-Stack DevelopmentPythonReactTypeScriptAmazon Web Services (AWS)User ExperienceClean ArchitectureSolid TestsUIResourcefulnessPersistenceAI Tools Usage

Required

Experience: Any (new grads ok)
Skills: [Next.js, Python, React, TypeScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS)]
You lean toward product, UX, and the user experience
You can own features end-to-end and enjoy doing so
You ship fast and care about quality, clean architecture, solid tests, good UI
You're resourceful and persistent, you figure things out
You've built things you're proud of (products, open source, side projects)
You use AI tools daily and want to keep raising that bar
You think in systems and multipliers, not just tasks

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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