Founding Engineer

Job description

**About us** - At Applied Labs, we’re building the platform for **reliable AI agents** that automate complex work. We are primarily an in-person company based in New York City. **Why this could be a fit** - **Trajectory:** **10x growth** in 4 months; strong momentum. - **Ownership:** High autonomy; **own systems end‑to‑end**. - **Challenging problems:** Design **novel, reliable** solutions for complex tasks. - **Team quality:** Early team from **Harvard, MIT, Gemini, Meta**. **What you’ll do** - **Own core agent systems** from idea to production: orchestration, tool‑use, planning, memory, evals. - **Architect for reliability**: design agent loops and guardrails that hold up under real‑world edge cases. - **Ship fast, learn faster**: run experiments, measure outcomes, iterate weekly. - **Collaborate tightly** with the founders in NYC to set product direction, quality bars, and engineering culture. - **Set the blueprint**: your design decisions, documents, and code style become the standard for future hires. **You might thrive in this role if you:** - Have **shipped production systems end‑to‑end** and love owning outcomes. - Care deeply about **reliability**, not just demos - tests, evals, and metrics matter to you. - Are product‑minded: you ask “what does the user need?” and then build the simplest thing that works. - Prefer **in‑person** collaboration and fast decision cycles. - Want to help **define the engineering culture** at a company that’s scaling quickly. **Our tools** - We currently build with Python, Go, React, Clickhouse, K8s, Bazel, Postgres, GCP, Modal - **We hire for ability, not checklists**. **Compensation & benefits** - Competitive salary + significant equity - Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off - Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family - Fancy lunches (think Nubiani), as well as snacks, coffee, or boba that always hits the spot - Relocation support to NYC if needed. **Apply** - Send a short note and your LinkedIn/GitHub to **careers@appliedlabs.com** (or apply on our site).