Founding – Lead AI Engineer, Mental Health Tech

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a new AI-powered mental health product (initially audio-focused)
• Take full ownership of the project from early-stage scoping through execution
• Collaborate with clinicians, designers, and product stakeholders to shape the solution
• Architect and build scalable backend systems and APIs
• Contribute to (and potentially lead) frontend/mobile application development
• Establish engineering best practices, including AI-native workflows
• Make key technical and product decisions in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
• Mentor and help build the team as the project scales

Requirements

• Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Experience building production-grade systems (backend-focused, fullstack is a plus)
• Solid understanding of system design and architecture
• Experience working in early-stage startups or high-ownership roles
• Ability to lead projects end-to-end, not just execute tasks
• Experience working with AI-powered products or features
• Comfortable using AI tools as part of your development workflow (“AI-native” mindset)
• Strong understanding of how to guide AI tools effectively, not just rely on them blindly

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Hard Skills

• Node.js
• TypeScript
• system design
• architecture
• backend systems
• APIs
• frontend development
• mobile application development
• AI-powered products
• AI-native workflows

Soft Skills

• leadership
• project ownership
• collaboration
• mentoring
• decision making
• adaptability
• communication
• problem solving
• team building
• guidance

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