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Cora AI | Founding Full Stack / Applied AI Engineer | REMOTE (US ONLY, LA/SF preferred) | Full-time | $190–250k + early equity

We build customer success agents and account intelligence that do the actual manual work — so CS teams can focus on the relationship-driven work that drives growth.

What we're looking for:

- You build with AI IDEs (Cursor, Claude Code) as a force multiplier — not occasionally, as your default

- You've shipped something with LLMs in production (agents, RAG, evals — not just wrappers)

- Comfortable owning a customer-facing feature from idea to production without a lot of hand-holding

- Based in the US — SF Bay Area or LA strongly preferred

Why Cora:

- Work on cutting-edge applied AI: voice agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, evals, simulations, and more

- Real users, real impact, high autonomy

- Fast, fair interview loop — no BS

- Fully covered healthcare for you and your dependents

- 401(k) plan

- Flexible time off

Learn more: https://www.cora.ai/

Interested? Email careers [at] cora.ai — these go straight to me, and I read every one.

Cora AI | Founding Full Stack / Applied AI Engineer | REMOTE (US ONLY, LA/SF preferred) | Full-time | $190–250k + early equity

We build customer success agents and account intelligence that do the actual manual work — so CS teams can focus on the relationship-driven work that drives growth.

You'll be one of the first engineers. You'll ship voice agents, multi-agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, evals, and account intelligence features that touch real customers on day one.

What we're looking for:

- You build with AI IDEs (Cursor, Claude Code) as a force multiplier — not occasionally, as your default

- You've shipped something with LLMs in production (agents, RAG, evals — not just wrappers)

- Comfortable owning a feature from idea to production without a lot of hand-holding

- Based in the US — SF Bay Area or LA strongly preferred

Why Cora:

- Work on cutting-edge applied AI: voice agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, evals, simulations, and more

- Real users, real impact, high autonomy

- Fast, fair interview loop — no BS

- Fully covered healthcare for you and your dependents

- 401(k) plan

- Flexible time off

Learn more: https://www.cora.ai/

Interested? Email careers [at] cora.ai — these go straight to me, and I read every one.

Cora AI | Full Stack / Applied AI Engineer | REMOTE (US ONLY, LA or SF a plus) | Full-time | $190–250k + early equity

Customer success agents and account intelligence layer that actually do the manual work to serve and grow the book of business. So our customers can focus on the human, relationship-driven work to drive growth.

Why Cora:

- Work on cutting-edge applied AI: voice agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, evals, simulations, and more

- Real users, real impact, high autonomy

- Fast, fair interview loop — no BS

- Fully covered healthcare for you and your dependents

- 401(k) plan

- Flexible time off

Learn more: https://www.cora.ai/

Interested? Email careers [at] cora.ai — these go straight to me, and I read every one.

Cora AI | Full Stack / Applied AI Engineer | Bay Area (hybrid) | Full-time | $190–250k + early equity

We’re building the Account Intelligence layer, the brain that connects enterprise systems and execution to drive onboarding, adoption, and renewals.

Why Cora:

- Work on cutting-edge applied AI: voice agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, simulations, and more

- Real users, real impact, high autonomy

- Fast, fair interview loop — no BS

- Fully covered healthcare for you and your dependents

- 401(k) plan

- Flexible time off

Learn more: https://www.cora.ai/

Interested? Email careers [at] cora.ai — these go straight to me, and I read every one.

Cora AI | Founding Engineer, Full Stack | Remote (USA only; Bay Area / CA preferred) | Full-time | $150–200k + early equity

We’re building the account intelligence layer (the missing brain between the data warehouse and enterprise apps) to orchestrate AI agents that actually move revenue and retention, not just demo well.

We’re live with several enterprise customers and hearing: “I’m super excited!! You’re changing our lives!!” — Account Manager (mid-market).

We are backed by Acrew Capital, Emerson Collective, Recall Capital, and angels from LinkedIn, BetterUp, Glean, and Scale AI. Strong pipeline beyond what’s already in production.

Tech: Python, FastAPI, React, Vite, Render (PaaS), Inngest (orchestration)

Apply if you:

- Have real 0→1 startup experience

- Love digging into the details

- Break fuzzy problems into incremental, shippable chunks

- Ship fast and own outcomes end-to-end

- Can effectively steer and leverage AI IDEs

Why Cora:

- Work on cutting-edge applied AI: voice agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, simulations, and more

- Real users, real impact, high autonomy

- Fast, fair interview loop — no BS

- Fully covered healthcare for you and your dependents

- 401(k) plan

- Flexible time off

Learn more: https://www.cora.ai/

Interested? Email careers [at] cora.ai — these go straight to me, and I read every one.

Cora AI | Founding Engineer | Remote (USA only; Bay Area / CA preferred) | Full-time | $150–200k + early equity

We’re building AI agents that help B2B companies scale customer relationships. We’re already live with several enterprise customers and receiving a lot of positive feedback: “I’m super excited!! You’re changing our lives!!” — Account Manager for emerging-enterprise (mid-market) accounts.

We are backed by Acrew Capital, Emerson Collective, Recall Capital, and angels from LinkedIn, BetterUp, Glean, and Scale AI. Strong pipeline beyond what’s already in production.

Tech: Python, FastAPI, React, Vite, Render (PaaS), Inngest (Orchestration)

Apply if you:

- Have real 0→1 startup experience

- Love digging into the details

- Break fuzzy problems into incremental, shippable chunks

- Ship fast and own outcomes end-to-end

- Can effectively steer and leverage AI IDEs

Why Cora:

- Work on cutting-edge applied AI: voice agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent systems, simulations, and more

- Real users, real impact, high autonomy

- Fast, fair interview loop — no BS

Learn more: https://www.cora.ai/careers#Our-roles

Interested? Email careers [at] cora.ai — these go straight to me, and I read every one.

Cora AI | Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI) | Remote (USA only, CA & NY preferred) | Full-time | $175-220k + Early Equity

We're building AI agents to transform how B2B companies scale customer relationships.

I'll let our customers do the talking: "I'm super excited!! You're changing our lives!!" - Account Manager for Emerging Enterprise (mid-market) accounts that don't usually get very much support

Fresh off our seed round from Acrew Capital, Emerson Collective, Recall Capital and notable angels from LinkedIn, BetterUp, Glean, and Scale AI, and others we're looking for founding engineers to help realize our vision.

Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, React, Vite

You can learn more here: https://www.cora.ai/careers#Our-roles

If you are interested, email us at careers [at] cora.ai — These emails go to me, and I review each one of them.

Feel free to reach out if you're interested or have any questions

Cora AI | Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI) | Remote (USA only, CA & NY preferred) | Full-time | $175-220k + Early Equity

We're building AI agents to transform how B2B companies scale customer relationships. I'll let our customers do the talking: "I'm super excited!! You're changing our lives!!" - Account Manager for Emerging Enterprise (mid-market) accounts that don't usually get very much support

Fresh off our seed round from Acrew Capital, Emerson Collective, Recall Capital and notable angels from LinkedIn, BetterUp, Glean, and Scale AI, and others we're looking for founding engineers to help realize our vision.

Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, React, Vite

- Full Stack: https://cora-careers.notion.site/Founding-Full-Stack-Enginee...

- Applied AI: https://cora-careers.notion.site/Founding-Applied-AI-ML-Engi...

You can learn more here: https://cora-careers.notion.site/

If you are interested, email us at careers [at] cora.ai — These emails go to me, and I review each one of them.

Feel free to reach out if you're interested or have any questions

Cora AI | Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI) | Remote (USA only) | Full-time | $175-220k + Early Equity

We're building AI agents to transform how B2B companies scale customer relationships. Fresh off our seed round from Acrew Capital, Emerson Collective, Recall Capital and notable angels from LinkedIn, BetterUp, Glean, and Scale AI, and others we're looking for founding engineers to help realize our vision.

Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, React, Vite

- Full Stack: https://cora-careers.notion.site/Founding-Full-Stack-Enginee...

- Applied AI: https://cora-careers.notion.site/Founding-Applied-AI-ML-Engi...

You can learn more here: https://cora-careers.notion.site/

If you are interested, email us at careers [at] cora.ai — These emails go to me and I review each one of them.

Feel free to reach out if you're interested or have any questions

Cora AI | Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI) | Remote (SF, LA, NYC) | Full-time | $175-220k + Early Equity

We're building AI agents to transform how B2B companies scale customer relationships. Fresh off our seed round from Acrew Capital, Emerson Collective, Recall Capital and notable angels from LinkedIn, BetterUp, Glean, and Scale AI, and others we're looking for founding engineers to help realize our vision.

Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, React, Vite, modern AI/ML.

- Full Stack: https://cora-careers.notion.site/Founding-Full-Stack-Enginee...

- Applied AI: https://cora-careers.notion.site/Founding-Applied-AI-ML-Engi...

Looking for engineers who:

- Have 8+ years of production engineering experience

- Bring prior startup experience

- Are comfortable with modern AI/ML tech stack

- Have a track record of building production grade systems at scale

You can learn more here: https://cora-careers.notion.site/

If you are interested, email us at careers [at] cora.ai - These emails go to me and I review each one of them.

Feel free to reach out if you're interested or have any questions

thoughtful.ai | Forward Deployed Engineers | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $140-190k + early equity

We are a Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY (we recently raised our Series A round!) and looking to expand our team.

We are looking for individuals with experience working in early-stage startups. The ideal candidate should be excited about learning new things, passionate about working directly with our customers, and comfortable cutting through ambiguity.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission): https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4488592005

We are also hiring for many other roles, check out our careers page: https://www.thoughtful.ai/careers

I'm the HM for these roles. If you want to learn a bit more about me, you can go to https://jes.al/

thoughtful.ai | Staff Software Engineers (Applied AI and Platform) | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity

We are a Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY (we recently raised our Series A round!) and looking to expand our engineering team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, and Python.

We are looking for individuals with experience working in early-stage startups. The ideal candidate should be excited about learning new things, passionate about DevEx/DevProd, and comfortable cutting through ambiguity.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission):

- Applied AI Eng Role: https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4470319005

- Platform / Full-Stack Eng Role: https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4467861005

I'm the HM for these roles. If you want to learn a bit more about me, you can go to https://jes.al/

thoughtful.ai | Software Engineers (DevProd and Platform) | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity

We are a small Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY (we just raised our Series A round!) and looking to expand our engineering team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, and Python.

We are looking for individuals with experience working as founding engineers in early-stage startups. The ideal candidate should be excited about learning new things, passionate about DevEx/DevProd, and comfortable cutting through ambiguity.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission):

- DevProd Eng Role: https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4466570005

- Platform Eng Role: https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4467861005

I'm the HM for these roles. If you want to learn a bit more about me, you can go to https://jes.al/

thoughtful.ai | Staff Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity, FTE #15 - 20

We are a small Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY (we just raised our Series A round!) and looking to expand our platform team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, Python, and the Serverless Framework.

We are looking for individuals with experience working as founding engineers in early-stage startups. The ideal candidate should be excited about learning new things, passionate about DevEx/DevProd, and comfortable cutting through ambiguity.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission): https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4354328005

I'm the HM for this role. If you want to learn a bit more about me, you can go to https://jes.al/

thoughtful.ai | Senior / Staff Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity, FTE #15 - 20

We are a small Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY (we just raised our Series A round!) and looking to expand our platform team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, Python, and the Serverless Framework.

Your voice and expertise will significantly impact our platform’s strategic direction and development.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission): https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4354328005

I'm the HM for this role. If you want to learn a bit more about me, you can go to https://jes.al/

thoughtful.ai | Staff Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity, FTE #15 - 20

We are a small Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY and looking to expand our platform team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, Python, Go, and the Serverless Framework.

Your voice and expertise will significantly impact our platform’s strategic direction and development.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission): https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4354328005

I'm the HM for this role. If you want to learn a bit more about me, you can go to https://jes.al/

thoughtful.ai | Staff Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity, FTE #15 - 20

We are a small Health Tech / AI automation start-up growing 3x YoY and looking to expand our platform team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, Python, Go, and the Serverless Framework.

Your voice and expertise will significantly impact our platform’s strategic direction and development.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website (we review every submission): https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4354328005

thoughtful.ai | Staff Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full-time | $190-250k + early equity, FTE #15 - 20

We are a small Health Tech / AI automation start-up that is growing 3x YoY and is looking to expand our platform team.

Our core platform consists of a front-end app, back-end API, SDK, and some DevEx tooling. The tech stack consists of AWS, Typescript, NextJS, React, Python, Go, and the Serverless Framework.

Your voice and expertise will significantly impact our platform’s strategic direction and development.

If that sounds exciting to you, apply on our website: https://www.thoughtful.ai/job?gh_jid=4354328005

If you are an engineering or product leader that has worked in an agile/scrum shop, you know the rollercoaster that comes with sprint planning meetings.

As both a participant and a leader, I've been in the trenches and witnessed various approaches to sprint planning—some more effective than others. All too often though, I’ve seen these meetings devolve into chaos, resulting in misaligned priorities and a waste of valuable time.

Through countless iterations and learnings, I’ve developed a process that has helped teams regain focus, enhance collaboration, and achieve great outcomes.

I recently decided to write down those learnings which I'm excited to share in my latest blog post. I cover:

- Four underlying principles that drive successful sprint planning.

- Essential prerequisites to ensure smooth execution.

- Tactical steps to streamline your sprint planning process.

Would love to hear feedback and what has worked well for you when it comes to your agile planning process!

Is it bad that I feel like a massive failure for taking 7 years to complete a sim PhD?

https://jes.al/

I've been writing since 2007. You might have seen me on the front page once or twice.

My most popular post which was on the front page of HN earlier this year was about hiring: https://jes.al/2023/03/how-to-hire-engineering-talent-withou...

I usually write about whatever I'm practicing and learning at the moment. My topics have included coding tips in various tech stacks, career growth, ai, web3, hiring, interviewing, knowledge management, leadership and everything in between.

I also have a newsletter if you'd like to receive my latest posts in your inbox: https://incrementalist.substack.com/

Thanks for pointing it out! It was a typo, fixed now.

Appreciate the feedback! That was a typo. Just fixed it. Glad it resonated with you.

As someone who's been around the tech industry for a while, I know firsthand all the sausage-making that goes into building a great technical hiring funnel. On the flip side, as a job seeker, I also know how demoralizing it can be to go through a broken hiring process that doesn't accurately reflect your abilities.

With recent layoffs and many talented professionals on the job market, I was compelled to write a blog post about how to build an inclusive hiring culture and find exceptional engineering talent.

If you're involved in your organization's technical hiring process at any stage, I encourage you to give this a read. I share some best practices for conducting effective interviews and improving your own hiring process.

Let me know what you think!

Yeah will do that. Thanks!

Awesome. Thanks for breaking it down.

This is very cool. I just installed it.

I was curious, can you speak to how this differentiates from https://getcommande.com/?

Very cool! Sounds like you and I had the same thought. I built something very similar couple of months ago: https://www.quickviz.app/

Thanks!

I recently built a online text editor which lets you generate shareable documents with complex charts, graphs, mathematics, and more using the simplicity of Markdown.

https://quickviz.app/

It's built on top of the Pandoc, Graphviz, and MathJax