Job Description

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Title of Role: Fullstack Software Engineer (Frontend-Leaning, AI Product)
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Seed Stage (~$6M raised)
Office Type: Hybrid (3 days/week in office)
Salary: $145,000 – $215,000 + Equity

Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed AI startup reimagining how product and engineering teams collaborate. They are building an AI-native, multiplayer-first documentation and alignment platform—designed to eliminate coordination overhead and replace traditional tools with intelligent, real-time collaboration systems.

Founded by a former CPO-level executive from leading tech companies and backed by top-tier investors, the company is assembling a small, high-caliber team to build a category-defining product at the intersection of AI, devtools, and productivity software.

What You Will Do

• Own frontend-heavy product features end-to-end, from ideation through deployment
• Build complex, interactive user interfaces using React, Next.js, and TypeScript
• Develop and scale a real-time, multiplayer AI-native document editor
• Integrate frontend systems with backend AI services and APIs
• Contribute to frontend architecture, design systems, and technical strategy
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering leadership
• Work in a high-autonomy environment, taking ownership of ambiguous problems
• Rapidly prototype and ship features leveraging modern AI development tools

Ideal Candidate Background

• 4+ years of experience in frontend or frontend-leaning full-stack engineering
• Strong expertise in TypeScript and React (Next.js preferred)
• Experience building complex, user-facing products (editors, collaboration tools, or similar)
• Experience working in startup or high-growth environments
• Strong product intuition and focus on user experience
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership of features
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset

Preferred

• Experience building real-time or multiplayer applications (WebSockets, CRDTs, etc.)
• Experience at both Big Tech and startups (ideal trajectory)
• Familiarity with AI-powered product development or LLM integrations
• Experience with modern frontend tooling (Redux, design systems, component libraries)
• Strong academic background (STEM from top-tier institutions)
• Experience with design tools (Figma, Sketch)

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $145,000 – $215,000
• Competitive equity package
• Hybrid work flexibility (3 days/week in Palo Alto)
• High ownership as an early engineering hire (team of ~8)
• Work directly with experienced leadership from top tech companies
• Opportunity to build a category-defining AI product
• Fast-paced, builder-led, low-bureaucracy culture

This is an ideal role for frontend-focused engineers who want to build complex, AI-powered user experiences from the ground up in a high-ownership startup environment.