Location: Remote (preferred time zones ±3 hrs IST/GST)Compensation: USD 30 k – 60 k + 1 – 4 % equity · paid two‑week trial · hardware & SaaS budgetWhy puter?Grail is your all‑in‑one AI workspace, combining cloud sandboxes, AI agents, and plug‑and‑play Model‑Context‑Protocol (MCP) adapters. Simply chat to achieve any goal—whether you’re building a full‑stack app, spinning up a trading bot, conducting deep research, analyzing data, or tackling anything else you can imagine.We’re pre‑launch, well‑funded, and moving fast. Join a tiny core team where every line of code ships to real builders. What You’ll OwnEnd‑to‑end delivery of user‑facing features: UI, APIs, infra‑as‑code, and observability.Design & implement new MCP servers (Railway, Postgres, custom APIs).Harden our VM sandbox layer (Firecracker) and improve developer UX inside Code‑Server.Instrument the platform with OpenTelemetry traces.Shape product direction through feedback and rapid prototypes.Our Tech PlaygroundFrontend: React · TypeScript · TailwindBackend: FastAPI (Python) · Node (TS) · CeleryInfra: Docker · Railway · Firecracker VMs · AWSData: PostgreSQL · RedisAI / Agents: OpenAI · Anthropic · OpenRouterDX & Obs: VS Code Server · OpenTelemetryYou Might Be a Fit If4+ years building production systems across both frontend & backend; you can deliver a feature solo.Practiced with containers & cloud deployment (Docker, CI/CD, IaaS).Solid grasp of at least one strongly‑typed language (TS, Go, Rust) and Python.Product sense: high attention to detail for UX issues and sweat API ergonomics.Comfortable in async, remote‑first teams; you default to over‑communication.Bonus: experience with LLM orchestration, Firecracker, Opentelemetry.How We HireQuick apply form (skills + motivation)45‑min reasoning test60‑min technical deep dive & system design with foundersHands‑on product fit task (2–3 hrs async)Values chat & offer discussionTwo‑week paid trial → full‑time offer
Job Title
Founding Engineer (full-stack)