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talentpluto ยท 1 day ago

Founding Engineer

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level

TalentPluto is an early-stage AI startup focused on revolutionizing the recruiting process through autonomous technology. They are seeking a Founding Engineer to define the technical direction and own significant parts of the product, working closely with founders and customers to build features across the entire stack.

AdvicePeer to Peer
Hiring Manager
Sahil Seth
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Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship features across the stack, from backend data models and APIs to user-facing interfaces
Collaborate directly with the founders and customers to turn fuzzy requirements into simple, shipped solutions
Help choose core tools, frameworks, and architectural patterns for the platform
Set up and maintain foundations for infrastructure, including CI/CD, observability, testing, security, and performance baselines
Establish engineering best practices such as code review norms, testing standards, and release processes
Contribute to building pipeline management UIs, multi-tenant systems, and integrations with payments and external services
Help interview, hire, and onboard future engineers and contractors as the team grows
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, and contribute to documentation and internal tooling where needed

Qualification

Full-stack developmentTypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsAILLM integrationsPostgreSQLSQLSystem designArchitectureStartup experienceCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Have experience shipping real products end-to-end at a startup or small, fast-moving team
Are comfortable working across the stack (frontend, backend, databases, and occasionally mobile)
Enjoy owning problems, not just tasks, and care deeply about user outcomes
Are comfortable working with ambiguous specs and iterating directly with founders and users
Value clean, pragmatic engineering: tests, clear abstractions, and simple designs over unnecessary complexity
Communicate clearly, give and receive feedback well, and collaborate effectively with non-engineers
Startup experience
TypeScript or JavaScript
React and Next.js (including App Router and Server Components)
Full-stack development across frontend, backend, and databases
AI and LLM integrations (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, RAG, embeddings)
PostgreSQL and SQL
System design and architecture (scalable, reliable services)

Preferred

Exposure to AI, data, infrastructure, devtools, or voice/audio systems
Comfort with our stack: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node, Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL, Trigger.dev, Retell, Twilio/Telnyx, Upstash, Vercel or AWS
Experience setting up analytics, experimentation, or data pipelines
Prior work on developer tools, internal tools, or reliability-critical workflows
Experience with Slack/Discord bots or other conversational interfaces
Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Playwright)

Company

talentpluto

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talentpluto is the AI-native platform connecting elite GTM professionals with high-growth startups.
dateFounded in 2016
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
http://mentr.io

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2016-10-01Series Unknown
2016-03-01Convertible Note
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