Founding Engineer - Remote

Overview

Baton AI is revolutionizing how solutions engineers and implementation consultants work. Our AI co-pilot eliminates the tedious, manual work of customizing SaaS demos and configuring implementation workflows—so users can focus on what they do best: delivering exceptional customer experiences. As a Founding Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our innovation—shaping the product, making key technical decisions, and working alongside the founding team to push the boundaries of AI-driven automation.

In Short

• Own and develop key parts of our full-stack web application, API infrastructure, and AI-driven automation workflows.
• Work on complex technical challenges, including integrating LLMs and designing intelligent automation for SaaS applications.
• Influence product direction and help define our technical roadmap.
• Work closely with early customers to refine our solution.
• Lay down the engineering foundation and mentor future team members.
• Operate in a high-velocity startup environment, rapidly prototyping and iterating on product features.

Requirements

• 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience and love writing Typescript.
• Proficiency in modern web application development – React/NextJS and Node.js.
• Experience building Rich Text editors like Notion.
• Experience building AI/ML apps with LLMs and workflow automation.
• Writes beautiful software and appreciates a good UI design.
• Strong problem-solving mindset.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – thrives in ambiguity and enjoys working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Lives in SF/Bay area.

Benefits

• Founding team role – you’ll be a core part of the early team.
• Direct impact & ownership – work on high-impact problems.
• Competitive compensation & early-stage equity.
• Work with cutting-edge AI & automation.
• In-person collaboration – we believe the best early-stage teams thrive in an in-person environment.