Posted on 2025/11/24
Founding Engineer ($160k - $210k + Equity) at Bead AI
Jack & Jill/External ATS
San Francisco, CA, United States
Qualifications
- Possesses experience building and scaling secure systems, preferably with AWS and knowledge of security frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001
- Driven to own problems end-to-end, iterate quickly with limited guidance, and comfortable with client-facing interactions
- Has a strong desire to build a company secure by design, thrives in ambiguity, and is fascinated by artificial intelligence
Benefits
- Salary: $160k - $210k + Equity
Responsibilities
- Job Description: As a Founding Engineer, you will develop and scale the core audit product, building fault-tolerant systems for processing vast amounts of unstructured data
- You'll own features end-to-end, contribute to product direction, and establish a secure-by-design platform from day one, making a significant impact in an early-stage AI startup
- Shape the foundational architecture of an AI-powered audit product, replacing manual processing of vast unstructured data
- Join Bead AI at an early stage, contributing to product direction and building a company secure by design from day one
- High autonomy, ownership, and direct impact on a rapidly evolving platform in a traditional industry
- Scope, build, and launch product features for the core audit product, enabling customers to automate data processing
- Lay the groundwork for a fault-tolerant platform capable of executing resource-intensive workflows on sensitive data
- Contribute significantly to the product roadmap, balancing customer feedback with long-term system health
Full Description
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Job Title: Founding Engineer
Salary: $160k - $210k + Equity
Company Description: Bead AI - AI-powered audit platform
Job Description: As a Founding Engineer, you will develop and scale the core audit product, building fault-tolerant systems for processing vast amounts of unstructured data.
You'll own features end-to-end, contribute to product direction, and establish a secure-by-design platform from day one, making a significant impact in an early-stage AI startup.
Location: San Francisco, USA; London, UK
Why this role is remarkable:
• Shape the foundational architecture of an AI-powered audit product, replacing manual processing of vast unstructured data.
• Join Bead AI at an early stage, contributing to product direction and building a company secure by design from day one.
• High autonomy, ownership, and direct impact on a rapidly evolving platform in a traditional industry.
What you will do:
• Scope, build, and launch product features for the core audit product, enabling customers to automate data processing.
• Lay the groundwork for a fault-tolerant platform capable of executing resource-intensive workflows on sensitive data.
• Contribute significantly to the product roadmap, balancing customer feedback with long-term system health.
The ideal candidate:
• Possesses experience building and scaling secure systems, preferably with AWS and knowledge of security frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
• Driven to own problems end-to-end, iterate quickly with limited guidance, and comfortable with client-facing interactions.
• Has a strong desire to build a company secure by design, thrives in ambiguity, and is fascinated by artificial intelligence.
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