# Founding Engineer Click to learn more at Absurd

- Company: Absurd
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://absurd.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-06
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://absurd.com/careers/founding-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/absurd-founding-engineer-click-to-learn-more/

## About the role

We're hiring a Founding Engineer to build the core creative system behind AI video production. The product is a creative environment with agents inside it: a system that works across references, scripts, shots, edits, and revisions while the filmmaker keeps control of judgment and craft. We use the product in real production, on client campaigns and our own films, so you'd build alongside the filmmakers using it. When the product gets better, you see it quickly in the work.

## What they're looking for

- You move fast and think in systems
- You've built technically ambitious systems or great user-facing products
- Depth in at least one of: agent systems, retrieval and context systems, or real-time collaboration
- Bonus points for experience with video pipelines, media processing, or creative tooling
- We care more about slope and proof of exceptional ability than years of experience