Founding Technical Leader

About the Company

Newco is building the AI-native intelligence layer for DTC commerce. Our platform interprets shopper behavior in real time to dynamically personalize the on-site experience, helping brands achieve higher conversion and stronger retention.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture from first principles and own it end-to-end
• Build the initial product hands-on in a 0 to 1 capacity
• Design and scale the decisioning and personalization engine across data, infra, and product layers
• Work directly with the founder on product direction and technical strategy
• Hire and lead the early engineering team as the company grows
• Build LLM and agentic systems using frameworks like LangGraph or PydanticAI
• Integrate event-driven pipelines and vector databases to support real-time retrieval

Requirements

• 5 to 7+ years of full-stack engineering experience
• Experience building real-time systems, data pipelines, or recommendation engines
• Familiarity with LLM agent development and frameworks (LangGraph, PydanticAI, or similar)
• Production-level experience with FastAPI, Docker, and cloud-native deployment
• Proficiency with vector databases and RAG patterns
• Proficiency in agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in ecommerce, marketplaces, or personalization platforms
• Familiarity with event-driven or streaming architectures like Kafka or Kinesis
• Knowledge of the Shopify ecosystem