This role is with one of Dex’s trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they’re looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process.
The role
This company is bootstrapped and profitable, with significant ARR today and a clear path to substantial growth over the next three years. They are building an AI‑powered research platform, expected to be half their revenue by 2030, betting on a specialised, fast, AI‑native alternative to slow‑moving incumbents. This isn’t a speculative bet; it’s a strategic expansion from a strong, existing business.
This is a senior IC role on their core AI platform. You’ll sit alongside other Leads, setting technical direction and making compounding architectural calls. It is a hands‑on role, writing the trickiest agent logic and designing LLM systems. You’ll drive the 12–24 month technical roadmap and talk directly to customers, without a PM filter. They hire founding‑engineer types for this seat.
The work
- Drive the 12-24 month technical roadmap for an AI platform that automates and augments research.
- Lead the design and implementation of LLM systems: eval harnesses, agent orchestration, retrieval over research data, and observability for non-deterministic systems.
- Write the trickiest agent logic and core architectural components yourself, bringing your taste to the codebase.
- Make compounding technical decisions: where to invest in abstractions, manage complexity, or keep things crude.
- Engage directly with customers to shape product direction, without a PM layer.
What You Bring
- Production experience building and operating LLM‑based products, including meaningful evals and debugging flaky agents.
- Seasoned full‑stack engineer with deep backend expertise (Python) and comfort shipping frontend code.
- Experience building complex systems: async processing, queues, durable state, and robust observability.
- An AI‑native approach to engineering; you use coding agents and LLMs as part of your daily workflow.
- Proven track record of making impactful architectural decisions in a fast‑paced, 0‑1 startup environment.
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