Join a seed-stage powerhouse founded by Google Brain and DeepMind researchers to build an autonomous app factory. You will ship one complete niche application per week, evolving our engineering pipeline to reach 10,000 self-evolving micro-apps. This is a rare 0-to-1 opportunity to define how AI directs entire companies and capture massive underserved markets.
Founding Engineer at Kiloforge — a16z-backed AI app factory
Join Kiloforge as a Founding Engineer and build the future of autonomous software. Backed by a16z and founded by AI researchers from Google Brain and DeepMind, we are building an app factory designed to launch 10,000 self-evolving micro-apps. You’ll ship a new product every week, working at the bleeding edge of AI to solve pain points for millions of underserved communities. If you have 5+ years of experience, a mastery of TypeScript and Python, and a bias for shipping fast, this San Francisco-based role offers a unique chance to shape a generational AI company from the ground floor.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
Kiloforge - a16z-backed AI app factory
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Build and ship one working niche application per week, owning the entire lifecycle from ideation and design to deployment and marketing.
- Extract repeatable engineering patterns from manual workflows to build an automated, self-evolving production pipeline for micro-apps.
- Achieve $1M ARR on at least one portfolio app within your first few months by optimizing the cross-promotion engine and data flywheels.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 5+ years of experience building and scaling production software used by thousands of real users in a professional capacity.
- Expertise in TypeScript, React, Node, and Python, with a deep mastery of using LLMs (Cursor, Claude, GPT-4) as core infrastructure.
- A proactive builder with strong product taste who can handle the full stack, including infrastructure, deployment, and mobile development via SwiftUI.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Backed by elite investors including a16z, Uncork Capital, YC Partners, and Superhuman founder Rahul Vohra.
- Work directly with a founding team of AI researchers from Google Brain and DeepMind who have previously scaled startups to $60M+ in transactions.
- High-velocity environment where you ship a real product every week, compounding quality through automated platform systems and proprietary AI tooling.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
About Jack & Jill
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you are great at, what you want next, and makes sure Jill considers you for the right opportunities.
How does this work?
Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.
If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.