Founding Software Engineer at Harnham in Santa Rosa, California

Posted in Other 3 days ago.

Type: full-time





Job Description:

Founding Software Engineer

$200,000 to $275,000 +

San Francisco Bay Area (Remote)

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.
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