
Founding Engineer (ML + Full-Stack)
Job Description
đ Ready to build something big, fast, and meaningful? Join us at Tecto as our very first engineer and help invent how enterprises trust and adopt AI.
Weâre building the enterprise AI governance đ¤đŠâđť â protecting privacy and monitoring the explosion of AI tools flooding into companies. Already live with law firms âď¸ and piloting with Big 4 consulting firms and large enterprises, weâre on a mission to make AI adoption safe, smart, and unstoppable.
What youâll actually be doing (aka the fun stuff):
- đ§Ş Dream up and run application-level benchmarks: scenario testing, dataset building, LLM-as-a-judge evaluations
- đ Wrangle the wild world of integrations, plugging into dozens of third-party AI tools + enterprise APIs
- đ¨ Build slick dashboards + APIs that turn compliance spaghetti into crystal-clear visuals
- đą Shape the engineering culture from scratch (yes, your commits set the tone for future hires)
Why this role rocks:
- đĽ Impact: Your code defines the product, not a Jira ticket backlog
- đ§ Learning: Founders are ex-Google AI + PhD consultant; youâll be in the weeds of frontier AI problems
- đŻ Ownership: Full-stack means you touch everything from LLM evals â infra â customer pilots
- đ Culture: Weâre scrappy, ambitious, and love solving tough problems â but outside of work youâll find us skiing, climbing, or chasing an adrenaline rush đ§ââď¸âˇď¸đ´. Weâre fun, active, and believe building a company should be an adventure too.
This isnât just a job â itâs your chance to help build the platform that will govern the worldâs AI workforce đ.
Interview Process
Our interview process is fast and founder-led (usually 1â2 weeks):
1. Intro Call (30 min) â Get to know each other and talk about Tectoâs vision.
2. Technical Session (60â90 min) â Work through a real-world ML/full-stack problem together (no LeetCode lol).
3. Founder Chat (45 min) â Discuss culture, ownership, and what itâs like to be on the ground floor.
4. Wrap-Up â Final conversation with both founders, Q&A, and offer discussion.
We keep it simple, transparent, and quick. đ
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Job Details
- Category
- Software
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- Posted
- Mar 26, 2026, 03:41 AM
- Listed
- Mar 24, 2026, 04:24 PM
- Compensation
- $120,000 - $400,000 per year
About TectoAI
Part of the growing frontier tech ecosystem pushing the edges of what's possible.
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