Founding Backend Engineer at Softlight

About SoftlightSoftlight is creating product and design agents that help you discover what to build.Today's AI prototyping tools assume your first idea is what you should build. But strong product decisions are rarely made this way. Creating great products means navigating business, product, and customer complexity, then using those insights to explore a wide range of ideas.Softlight learns your business, discovers product ideas, and designs them in ways you might not have thought of. It’s built for PMs, engineers, and designers. Our design partners range from growth stage startups to Fortune 500 companies.We raised $3.2M from the best in productAI that knows what to build can change the way products are created. So we're building a team that knows what the best products look like.We created products at companies like Meta, Uber, and Citadel. And our investors include product execs, CEOs, and founders at companies like Stripe, Airbnb, and Plaid.The RoleAs a founding member, you’ll work closely with our founders and early team members to build the product, the company, and the culture. We’re early and run lean, so we expect you to bring an ownership mentality. The following includes (but is not limited to) what you’d work on:Owning novel AI systems we haven't seen others apply to this domainOwning and building product, that you’ll ship directly to our usersWorking closely with users to understand their problems and drive fixes fastWorking closely with our founders and early team members to define the roadmap and strategyMaking technical decisions about the models we use and the infrastructure we buildGrowing the team to find people you’d be proud to work withAbout YouWe don’t care about your number of years of experience. We care about what you can do. For this role, you:Have strong technical abilitiesAre comfortable with ambiguityAre excited about the product and design processCare about working on things that are not your “job”Working at SoftlightWe work in-person (in NYC) because it allows us to move faster, make better decisions, and have fun. We pay competitive salaries and equity packages and offer top-tier benefits.