Founding Engineer, AI — Shiplight AI

The role

You will build core systems that enable AI agents to autonomously test and reason about complex applications. You will design, prototype, and ship agentic browser and device automation components while working with founders to define architecture and roadmap.

What you will do

• Build core systems that enable AI agents to autonomously test and reason about complex applications
• Design, prototype, and ship agentic browser and device automation components
• Work directly with the founders to define architecture, roadmap, and company culture
• Experiment with cutting-edge context engineering techniques to improve reasoning and adaptability
• Move fast from prototype to production with high ownership and autonomy

Required qualifications

• 1–3 years of startup experience in the AI domain
• Strong engineering fundamentals and product mindset
• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
• Deep understanding of context engineering and prompt-based reasoning systems
• Comfortable working across the stack — backend, frontend, and AI interfaces

Nice to have

• Familiarity with browser automation, mobile automation, or QA tooling

Benefits

• Generous equity

About the company

Shiplight AI is building the foundation for enterprise-scale automation powered by intelligent agents. The mission is to fully automate software quality assurance through agentic QA systems.