Founding Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Founding Engineer (AI): Building and optimizing the future of Kindroid's virtual people product, sitting at the intersection of engineering, product, and growth with an accent on identifying opportunities and executing on new features, applying research, and prototyping new interactions. Focus on shaping a fast-growing product with direct impact on product decisions and real users' experiences.

Location: The team is currently remote but will likely move to in-person hybrid in the Bay Area - residing in or relocation in California is strongly preferred.

Company

Kindroid makes virtual people that enrich real people's lives, growing explosively from 0 to $9M ARR with a lean, profitable 5-person team.

What you will do

• Build out the future of Kindroid, impacting product decisions and real users' experiences.
• Identify opportunities and execute on them autonomously.
• Build new features for the virtual companion product.
• Read and apply research to end-user products.
• Prototype new interactions and functionalities.

Requirements

• Strong engineering fundamentals (rigorous 4-year CS degree or equivalent).
• Very strong ambition and drive to learn fast.
• Track record of creative problem-solving and resourceful execution.
• Fluency with using AI to make you more efficient and creative.
• Maniacal obsession to be great and willing to go all-in on being the best.

Nice to have

• Experience working on consumer products, especially in social, gaming, or AI spaces.
• Experience with growth hacking and a rigorous experimentation mindset.
• History of entrepreneurial projects or early-stage startup experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a lean, 5-person, profitable team.
• Direct impact on product decisions and user experiences from day one.
• Autonomy to identify opportunities and execute on them.
• Opportunity to shape a fast-growing product at the intersection of AI and human connection.
• Backed by some of the best investors in Silicon Valley.