Founding Software Engineer
San Francisco
Experience: 3-5 years
Salary: $150K - $220K (Base) + Equity
About GigaML
At GigaML, we’re revolutionizing enterprise customer support by deploying AI agents that resolve over 1 million customer tickets monthly via voice and chat. Industry leaders like Postman and Zepto (YC’s fastest-growing company) trust our AI to navigate complex, real-world conversations with clarity, accuracy, and scalability.
With multi-year contracts secured and strong investor backing from YC President Garry Tan, Nexus Venture Partners, and other top investors, we’re scaling fast to meet skyrocketing demand.
Why Join Us?
Impact: Be a key contributor to cutting-edge ML projects transforming industries.
Growth: Thrive in a dynamic, high-ownership environment alongside top-tier talent.
Innovation: Work with advanced tools and push technological boundaries.
Autonomy: Drive your own initiatives and influence the company’s technical direction.
YC Partners talking about GigaML
(Endorsed by YC partners: Garry Tan CEO of YC, and Harj Taggar)
About the Role
We’re seeking a full-stack engineer with hands-on experience in building and deploying LLM-based products from scratch. You should take pride in your work and write high-quality, scalable code. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do:
Build Product: Rapidly contribute to our Chat and Voice AI products, eventually owning your own product or product lines.
Technical Leadership: Drive technical decisions and architecture design, shaping the foundation of our solutions.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with co-founders and other team members to translate business vision into actionable project plans.
Ownership: Take full product ownership from ideation to launch, including integration into existing systems.
Who You Are / Must-Haves:
Startup Experience: Strong preference for candidates with prior startup experience. Former founders are especially valued for their entrepreneurial mindset and problem-solving skills.
Prior Experience: 2-8 years of hands-on engineering experience.
Educational Background: Ideally, candidates should have attended a college ranked in the top 40 in the United States.
Backend Skills: Strong background in Python (Django experience is a plus).
Frontend Skills: Proficiency in Next.js, React, and ShadCN.
Cloud Platforms: Proficient with AWS or Google Cloud.
Scalability: Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker is a big plus.
Perks & Benefits
Competitive Compensation: Base salary plus equity
Gym Membership
Wellness allowance
Full health, dental, and vision coverage
Recently moved to a 5,000 sq. ft. office to support our growing team
On-demand snacks, meals, and coffee to keep you fueled.
Interview Process
Intro call w/ CEO (20 min)
Live coding round w/ CTO (1 hr)
In-office work trial (full day)
Tags: Architecture AWS Django Docker Engineering GCP Google Cloud Kubernetes LLMs Machine Learning Python React
Perks/benefits: Competitive pay Equity / stock options Fitness / gym Health care Snacks / Drinks Startup environment Wellness
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