Who You'll Join

A pre-seed AI startup building an integrated platform that brings modern cloud and automation capabilities to professional services. The founder is a former PE consultant with deep domain expertise who has already validated product-market fit and is preparing to raise seed funding. You will be the first technical leader, architecting systems that will power rapid growth and sales.

What You'll Do

1. Build scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS to support growing user base and feature rollout.
2. Architect and stabilize core platform systems, improving reliability from 85% to 95%+ uptime.
3. Design and implement workflow automation features that let users query custom data sources and build LLM-powered pipelines.
4. Establish technical direction and best practices, setting the foundation for future team growth.
5. Collaborate directly with founder to balance robustness, feature development, and commercial roadmap.

Who You Are

1. Built and shipped production systems at early-stage startups, moving from zero to market traction.
2. Deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure, backend systems, and modern AI tooling.
3. Fluent in translating between technical implementation and business needs without losing rigor.
4. Communicate clearly and ask clarifying questions when context is missing, rather than building in isolation.
5. Comfortable working hands-on in code while also thinking strategically about platform direction.
6. Bonus: Based in Boston or willing to work closely with the team on occasional in-person collaboration.

Tech Stack

AWS, Terraform, Python, Next.js, React, vector databases, knowledge graphs, LLM APIs.

Why You'll Thrive

1. Join a product with real traction and revenue potential, not an idea. Founder is already closing users and has proven demand.
2. Equity stake of up to 10% at pre-seed stage, with clear path to seed raise in months. Your technical decisions shape company direction.
3. Work with a founder who deeply understands the customer domain and is committed to shipping quickly, not endless iteration.
4. Salary of $180k-$220k reflects the seniority and impact required. You are the adult in the room technically.
5. The market you are entering (professional services automation) is large, conservative, and ripe for disruption by AI-first tools.