Founding Engineer

We’re Nerve, and we’re building the AI “supercomputer coworker” every startup wishes they had. We’ve seen firsthand (Brex, Coinbase, Box, YC startups) how hard it is to scale a company from a handful of people to hundreds. Our answer? Give every team a ridiculously smart AI that drafts docs, answers questions, and lets humans focus on the stuff only they can do.

We’re a tiny, talent-dense team in SF, and we’re looking for a founding engineer who wants to build, own, and ship product fast. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the founders, have a say in everything, and get to shape the company from day one. If you want to level up your technical/leadership game (maybe even start your own thing one day), you’ll get autonomy, mentorship, and a front-row seat to the early-stage chaos.

What you’ll do:

Own big projects end-to-end, from idea to shipped product (and sweat the details).

Build and scale our AI-powered platform: backend (Python, async jobs with Celery/Airflow), frontend (React, Next.js, Tailwind).1

Tackle hard, interesting problems (high-throughput, real-time AI integrations, etc.).

Help set the culture and direction as we grow.

You might be a fit if:

You’ve got 2-6 years of engineering experience and love building across the stack.

You know your way around Python and async systems.

You can ship beautiful UIs with React/Next.js/Tailwind.

You’ve worked at a startup or fast-growing company before.

You’re curious, hungry, and want to work in-person (SF, 4 days a week).

Bonus: You’re into AI/ML (or want to be).