Founding Engineer
Brandora AI
About the role
About Brandora AI
Brandora AI is on a mission to build "The AI Co-Founder for D2C brands" and is founded by individuals with 7+ years of experience in D2C, performance marketing, and applied AI. The problems being solved at Brandora AI are derived directly from real‑world execution, with a focus on building the core engine from scratch.
Role Overview
As a Founding Engineer at Brandora AI, you will be responsible for designing and shipping core product systems end‑to‑end, architecting reliable AI workflows across various data types, solving real‑world LLM challenges, building scalable APIs and async processing pipelines, designing data models and system boundaries from scratch, and owning features from idea to production to iteration. You will work directly with the founder on architecture, product direction, and execution, making high‑leverage decisions that will have a lasting impact on the product.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and ship core product systems end‑to‑end
- Architect reliable AI workflows across text, image, video, and structured data
- Solve real‑world LLM challenges (structure, evaluation, cost, latency)
- Build scalable APIs and async processing pipelines
- Design data models and system boundaries from scratch
- Own features from idea through production to iteration
- Make architectural decisions that will compound over time
Qualifications Required
- 2+ years of experience building production‑grade systems
- Strong backend fundamentals
- Experience integrating LLMs beyond basic demos
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity
- Strong problem‑solving ability
- High ownership mindset
Additional Details
Brandora AI operates in an early‑stage startup environment with a focus on fast‑paced growth. If you are seeking a predictable 9‑5 job, this may not be the right fit, as the company is looking for individuals who are all‑in during these early chapters of building the core engine from the ground up.
Why Join Brandora AI
- Day‑1 ownership in a foundational build
- High autonomy and technical freedom
- Meaningful equity upside
- Opportunity to redefine how D2C brands operate
- Ideal for individuals who value long‑term ownership and upside potential
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience building production-grade systems
- Strong backend fundamentals
- Experience integrating LLMs beyond basic demos
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity
- Strong problem-solving ability
- High ownership mindset
Responsibilities
- Design and ship core product systems end-to-end
- Architect reliable AI workflows across text, image, video, and structured data
- Solve real-world LLM challenges (structure, evaluation, cost, latency)
- Build scalable APIs and async processing pipelines
- Design data models and system boundaries from scratch
- Own features from idea production iteration
- Make architectural decisions that will compound over time
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