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Founding Full-Stack Engineer

The Human Video Company of San Francisco: Stealth mode. $4.2M pre-seed raised by leading VCs and iconic angels. Experienced founder CEO with two 8 digit cash exits, founder CTO experienced, early AI builder. Product vision: AI for short-video creation en-route to a new kind of social network.

Launching Q1 2026. Build with us!

We're building the fastest content-creation engine on earth. You'll own huge chunks of it from day one.

You'll build across the entire product surface, from mobile capture to editing pipelines to the orchestration layer connecting it all.

This is not a narrow IC role. In addition to shipping core product, you will co-own engineering execution and delivery reliability. You are accountable for predictable weekly output, early risk visibility, and zero surprise misses across the dev team.

You will

  • Expect to ship multi-agent orchestration, FFmpeg stitching, Remotion video timelines, and LLM/VLM integrations in the same week, with clear scope, release notes, and quality bars.
  • Build across the entire product: web app (Next.js), mobile app (React Native), admin tools, pricing flows, and dashboards.
  • Ship real features fast: multi-agent orchestration, FFmpeg video stitching, Remotion pipelines, and LLM/VLM integrations.
  • Architect systems that don't fall over when we hit one million users in a day.
  • Work directly with founders on product decisions, UX flows, and technical direction — co-owning delivery commitments, tradeoffs, and execution outcomes.
  • Own and evolve the core dev team execution loop — scoping, CI/CD, shipping rituals, and delivery commitments — so the team moves fast without surprises or quality regressions.
  • Dive into anything that moves the product forward — UI, backend, infra, orchestration, computer vision, ML, or devops.
  • Maintain delivery predictability: if something is at risk of slipping, it is flagged early with options. There are no surprise misses. Ever.
  • Own problems end-to-end without waiting for permission or detailed instructions.

You're right if you

  • Work fast, care deeply, and take extreme ownership.
  • Bias toward action and learning — you figure things out quickly and hate waiting.
  • Can move between frontend, backend, and light infrastructure without drama.
  • Velocity > experience - Even if you have 1–3 years experience, you are perfect if you’re hungry and have shipped AI products.
  • Communicate clearly and proactively — flagging risks early, providing options, and keeping founders unblocked at all times.
  • Want to build a rocketship in person with the founders, not a cozy nine-to-five.

You're wrong if you

  • Need hand-holding.
  • Want big-company structure.
  • Move slowly or over-intellectualize instead of shipping.
  • See yourself as just a backend dev or just frontend.
  • Are uncomfortable being accountable for team-level delivery, not just your own code.

Why builders join

  • Meaningful ownership and early-exercise equity.
  • Real responsibility for shipping, delivery reliability, and team velocity — not just writing code.
  • In-person build hub in San Francisco with the full team.
  • Be part of a team that has a track record of success.
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