<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a rare opportunity to join a seed-stage AI infrastructure company as a <strong>Founding Engineer</strong> — one of the earliest technical hires working directly alongside the founders. You'll help build a novel infrastructure product that serves as the backbone for next-generation AI applications: coding assistants, agent orchestration systems, and beyond.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You'll have a direct hand in shaping the company's technical direction, architecture decisions, and culture. If you're motivated by deep ownership, fast learning, and building systems that matter at scale, this role is for you.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design and build core backend services in <strong>Go (Golang)</strong> that handle high-traffic, low-latency workloads at scale</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Architect and evolve a <strong>pragmatic microservices platform</strong> running on Kubernetes — and redefine the stack as needs grow</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build and maintain <strong>high-quality API platforms</strong> with a focus on reliability, performance, and developer experience</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Implement and optimise <strong>distributed caching and database</strong> layers (SQL, NoSQL, distributed caches)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Profile and tune systems for performance under production-scale, high-traffic conditions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to auxiliary and ML/AI services in Python where needed</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work closely with founders to influence product direction and technical roadmap</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Required:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">5+ years of experience building backend services in a compiled language — <strong>Go (Golang) strongly preferred</strong></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven experience with <strong>distributed systems design and scalability</strong></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong expertise in <strong>databases and caching systems</strong> (SQL/NoSQL and caching layers); ability to select and apply the right tool for the job</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Kubernetes expertise</strong> in production environments</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience building or designing <strong>API platforms</strong> with a strong focus on quality and design</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with <strong>performance profiling and optimisation</strong> for high-traffic systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Background in <strong>early-stage startups</strong> or greenfield/founding-engineer-type projects</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ability to design both scalable and pragmatic architectures appropriate to the product s