Jack & JillRemote
Founding Engineer
United States
Full-time
22 hours ago
$150,000 - $220,000 USD
H1B Sponsor
Key skills
AI systems architectureFull stack developmentAgentic orchestrationReact/Next.jsPostgres databasesAPI integrationsProblem-solving mindsetTeam collaborationAIReactNext.jsPostgresOracleSaaSSAP
About this role
Catalon is a SF-based AI startup backed by Entrepreneur First, seeking a Founding Engineer to build AI-native infrastructure for the chemical industry. The role involves owning the entire stack and transforming how global manufacturers handle complex operations in a high-trust environment.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and build agentic AI systems using Pydantic AI, MCP servers, and tool-use orchestration to automate complex chemical industry workflows
- Design and implement end-to-end features across the full stack, including React/Next.js frontends, Postgres databases, and robust API integrations with ERPs like SAP and Oracle
- Shape the foundational engineering culture and technical roadmap while iterating directly with customers to turn ambiguous problems into shipped products
Requirements:
- 1-4 years of post-grad experience
- Proven track record of shipping production-grade AI products or complex B2B SaaS systems end-to-end
- Deep technical expertise in agentic orchestration (chain-of-thought, evals, RAG)
- Comfortable managing the ambiguity of a pre-seed startup
- Obsessed problem-solving mindset, evidenced by building ambitious side projects