Founding Software Engineer @ Syntroper AI

Syntroper AI (www.syntroper.ai)

Founding Engineer

Salary: $150-200K+ ESOP and benefits

TL;DR

Join Syntroper AI as a Founding Engineer and redefine the diagramming experience for IT systems. This is a rare opportunity to build the core AI-driven platform from the ground up, automating IT diagrams and architectural decisions. If you're a visionary engineer eager to tackle truly hard, uncharted technical challenges in a high-impact, early-stage AI startup, you belong here.

About Syntroper AI

Syntroper is an AI Agent that reduces the time and money spent in the discovery and diagramming of legacy IT architecture. No more drag-n-draw, no more diagrams-as-code, Syntroper generates diagrams from code and chat. Our mission is to make enterprise modernisation affordable which empowers them in reducing the cost of living and their environmental impact.

We are backed by Icehouse Ventures and many early believers to redefine the future of diagramming experience and architecture management for the upcoming era of vibe coding. Join us at the forefront of AI-driven disruption in enterprise software.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly productive, entrepreneurial, and self-driven Founding Engineer to be pivotal to R&D of our agentic AI platform. This is a ground-floor opportunity to be part of a lean, very talented team who dares to challenge the giants in the market. It's about making a significant impact, and getting rewarded along the way. There will be plenty of options to carve your career path and destination. We believe in sourcing the best talent and providing them the best habitat to unleash their potential. You will get to shape our technology stack, engineering culture, and product from Day 1.

What You'll Do

• Build Foundational Systems: Develop and deploy the core AI-driven services that power our automated diagram and architecture decision solutions.
• Solve Hard Technical Problems: Tackle complex R&D challenges involving legacy code comprehension, fine tuning AI models, large-scale data processing, and improving system performance and scalability.
• Define Technical Roadmap: Drive the technical vision, contributing significantly to technology choices, architectural patterns, and best practices.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take full ownership of features from conceptualisation and technical design through to implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Help Shape Our Culture: Actively contribute to refining product direction and establishing the engineering values, processes, and standards for a rapidly growing team.
• Experiment with Cutting-Edge AI: Explore and integrate the latest advancements in LLMs and reinforcement learning to enhance our core offerings.

What We're Looking For

• Exceptional Software Engineering Acumen: Deep expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., ReactJS, TypeScript, NodeJS) and experience building and deploying scalable, robust software.
• Experience in Domain Driven Design, Event Driven Architecture and GraphQL will be advantageous
• Database Expertise: Good understanding of graph and NoSql database design, optimisation, and data modeling for complex applications.
• Problem-Solving at Scale: A relentless drive to identify and solve incredibly challenging technical problems with elegant and efficient solutions.
• Product & Business Acumen: Ability to translate high-level business goals into technical requirements and understand the commercial impact of engineering decisions.
• Comfort with Ambiguity & Risk: Thrive in the dynamic, fast-paced, and often unpredictable environment of an early-stage startup, embracing changing priorities and resource constraints.
• Entrepreneurial Drive: Passionate about building a company from the ground up, taking initiative, and wearing multiple hats.
• Strong Communication: Ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively with the founder, engineers, and future team members.

Success Looks Like

You will be instrumental in launching and scaling our initial product features, proving core technical capabilities, and attracting top talent. You will set a high bar and inspiration for rapid innovation and customer obsession which following hires could look up to. The team will be able to build at an unprecedented pace, and Syntroper AI will be on a clear path to automating architecture decisions for major enterprises.

Career Growth

This is a true Founding Engineer role, offering unparalleled growth. You will be a key leader as the company scales, with direct influence over our technology, product, and team. Opportunities will naturally arise for significant technical leadership, architectural oversight, or even executive roles as we grow into a category leader.

Why Join Us?

• Build the Future of Enterprise AI: Work on a revolutionary product that fundamentally changes how large organisations operate and modernise.
• Uncharted Territory: Tackle truly hard, never-before-solved technical challenges and visual expression with the bleeding edge of AI, software engineering, and enterprise transformation.
• Foundational Impact & Ownership: Shape the core product, choose key technologies, and define the engineering culture from the earliest stages.
• Exceptional Financial Upside: Be a direct stakeholder in a high-growth AI startup with a massive market opportunity.
• Work Directly with Founder: Collaborate closely with a driven founder, learning what it takes to build a successful venture.
• Flexible & Dynamic Environment: Thrive in a fast-paced, high-autonomy setting that values innovation, bias for action, and continuous learning.

If you are a visionary engineer ready to make a monumental impact by building the operating system for tomorrow's enterprises, we want you on our mission.