Job Details

This range is provided by Harnham. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $275,000.00/yr

Managing Recruitment Consultant at Harnham US — Data, AI & Tech → Mid-West & South Atlantic

Founding Software Engineer

$200,000 to $275,000 +

COMPANY

A cutting-edge AI company is transforming creative strategy with AI-driven insights, leveraging machine learning, computer vision, and NLP to optimize content performance.

ROLE

As a Founding Engineer, you'll be instrumental in designing and scaling our AI-powered platform from the ground up, driving key technical decisions, collaborating with product and data teams, and shaping our engineering culture.

• You will work as a Software Engineer/Back Engineer
• Design and develop AI-powered content intelligence systems.
• Build scalable backend infrastructure and data pipelines for AI/ML models.
• Optimize performance and infrastructure to process large-scale creative data.
• Partner with data scientists and AI engineers to deploy ML models into production.
• Lead product development from MVP to full-scale deployment.
• Work closely with product, design, and business teams to deliver innovative AI features.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, specializing in AI/ML-powered applications.
• Strong expertise in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and scalable system architecture.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Java for building high-performance applications.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proven track record of deploying production-ready AI/ML models in collaboration with data scientists.
• Ability to work autonomously and make high-impact technical decisions in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience making key technical architecture decisions in an early-stage startup.
• Strong expertise in computer vision, NLP, or deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Background in ad tech, content intelligence, or marketing analytics.
• Proven ability to design and implement real-time data processing and analytics pipelines.

BENEFITS:

• Play a pivotal role in shaping core technology and product direction from the ground up.
• Work on cutting-edge AI at the intersection of creative intelligence, marketing, and machine learning.
• Be part of a fast-moving, founder-led team with real ownership and minimal bureaucracy.
• Competitive salary plus equity (1%+).

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in this Founding Software Engineering role, please apply for this advert.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Analyst
• Industries
• Software Development