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AI-Native Founding Engineer at Fancysauce Inc.

Fancysauce Inc. is looking for an AI-Native Founding Engineer to join their SF-based team and build the essential infrastructure for the agentic era. Founded by Harvard and Apple alumni with a track record of $30M+ exits and backed by Afore Capital and OpenAI angels, the company is solving the massive problem of unmanaged AI spend. As the second engineer, you’ll have a 'manager of one' mandate to architect agentic load balancers and observability tools. If you’re a full-stack builder who uses AI to multiply your own output and wants a founding seat at a high-velocity startup, this is your kitchen.

About this role

Role overview

Join Fancysauce Inc. as the second engineer to architect the future of AI cost management. You will build an AI-native load balancer that optimizes enterprise AI stacks, surfacing high-ROI tools and dynamically routing model usage. Working alongside veteran founders with multiple exits, you will own product verticals end-to-end and ship daily.

About the company

Technology1-50 employees

Fancysauce.ai is a B2B solution that provides AI cost management capabilities, enabling companies to visualize, govern, and control their AI compute costs across every function while managing their AI capabilities and outcomes within budget constraints.

What you'll do

What you will do

  • Design and implement end-to-end product verticals using agentic engineering principles to optimize model usage and AI ROI.
  • Scale a high-performance stack comprising TypeScript, React, Next.js, and GCP while shipping new features multiple times daily.
  • Collaborate directly with the CTO to define architecture, manage agent harnesses, and build mission-critical observability tooling.

Who you are

Who this is a fit for

  • Has 3-5+ years of full-stack engineering experience, ideally within a high-growth startup or a fast-paced "0-to-1" environment.
  • Exhibits mastery of AI-native workflows, using coding agents and LLMs as a force multiplier for productivity and quality.
  • Demonstrates deep proficiency in TypeScript and React, with the ability to navigate infrastructure and DevOps across GCP and Postgres.

Why this role

Why this role is remarkable

  • Join a proven founding team of Harvard and Apple alumni who previously scaled and exited Retain.ai for $30M.
  • Directly influence a high-growth market by building the infrastructure layer for enterprise AI spend and agentic load balancing.
  • Secure a founding seat with meaningful equity and a high-autonomy "manager of one" culture that biases toward rapid action.

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