Minimal AI (YC S25) · 1 month ago
Founding Engineer: Product-Focused Full-Stack Developer (NYC)
New York, NY, US
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$150K/yr - $250K/yrMinimal AI is a company focused on building innovative AI products, and they are seeking a Founding Engineer who is a product-focused full-stack developer. The role involves shipping production features, working closely with users to enhance the user experience, and utilizing AI tools to improve workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Real TimeSoftware
No H1B
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
Required
Experience: Any (new grads ok)
Skills: [Next.js, Python, React, TypeScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS)]
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)
Minimal AI makes it easy for e-commerce brands to build and manage AI support teams that resolve 90%+ of tickets while increasing revenue.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2025-09-09Pre Seed· $0.5M
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