Founding Engineer

Chatblu — United States · Posted ~1 day ago

Lead Full-time

Skills

Python Backend development Modern backend frameworks React REST APIs Authentication Databases System design AWS PostgreSQL SQL Azure GCP Vector databases RAG

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

An early-stage technology company is seeking a Founding Engineer to build autonomous AI software that executes operational workflows. You will work across backend and frontend development, cloud infrastructure, databases, APIs, and AI technologies. Strong programming and system design skills are essential, with experience in Python, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, and modern AI retrieval techniques highly relevant.

Highlights

Join an early-stage engineering team building autonomous AI software for operational workflows. The role offers broad technical ownership across backend, frontend, cloud infrastructure, databases, and AI infrastructure, with substantial influence over architecture and product development.

Description

Company Description ChatBlu builds autonomous AI agents that do the manual work hotel staff have to do today. Not chatbots that deflect. Agents that execute directly inside the PMS: modifying reservations, processing upsells, dispatching tickets, resolving billing. Any language, 24/7. We run on proprietary small language models trained on hospitality, deploy in the cloud or fully on-premise, and integrate with existing hotel software. Our agents are live in branded and independent hotels across the Caribbean, USA and Europe. Founding Engineer Role Must Have Strong programming skills in Python (or any backend programming language) and modern backend frameworksExperience building frontend applications using ReactSolid understanding of REST APIs, authentication, databases, and system design fundamentalsHands-on experience with AWS (preferred) or other major cloud platforms such as Azure or GCPExperience with PostgreSQL and SQL databasesExposure to vector databases, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), MCP (Model Context Protocol), AI agents, and LLM integrationsAble to take a feature from requirements → implementation → testing → deployment with minimal supervision Nice to Have Experience with Docker, containers, and cloud deploymentsFamiliarity with ECS/Fargate, Kubernetes, or similar orchestration platformsExperience with CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring What We're Looking For Highly hands-on builder who can contribute from day oneStrong problem-solving and debugging skills across frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructureComfortable working independently with minimal guidance