AI Software Engineer

Sydney (mostly remote) · Mid to Early-Senior · Full-time

A well-backed Agentic AI startup building software within biochemical engineering. You'll ship end-to-end features in TypeScript (React, Node, GraphQL) alongside a product and AI engineering team of 15. Technical, complex product. Fast shipping to real customers.

This is a founding-eng role. Ideal for someone who builds fast and wants real ownership from day one.

What you'll do

• Ship full-stack features from design to production, end to end
• Own Node.js back-end workflows and GraphQL API layers used by scientists daily
• Work directly with the founding team on product direction and architecture
• Drive quality and product decisions without a layer of approvals slowing you down
• Help establish engineering patterns as the team scales

About you

• Founding or early engineer at a high-growth startup, or at a scale-up and want that scope
• Strong TypeScript fundamentals across the stack (React, Node.js, GraphQL)
• Comfortable with ambiguity: you scope your own work and don't wait to be told what to build next
• Bias to action and resourceful. You unblock yourself but know when to pull someone in
• Strong software fundamentals: you've shipped and scaled a product, or come from a team with a high engineering bar

Nice to have

• Experience at an AI-native company (RelevanceAI, Heidi Health, Canva, or similar)
• LLM or ML integration work

Stack

TypeScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, Postgres, Python. Nice to haves: NestJS, Next.js, LLM/ML, AWS, CI/CD, containers.

Comp

AUD $130k-$160k base (mid to early-senior). Aptitude matters more than years.

Details

Sydney preferred but open to all of Australia, mostly remote. Australian working rights required. Full flexibility including overseas work post probation.

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