# Founding AI Agent Engineer at Allus AI

- Company: Allus AI (YC F25)
- What the company does: Transforming manufacturing with our next-gen Vision Foundation Model. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://allus.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Cupertino, CA, US / Atlanta, GA, US / Remote (CA, US; GA, US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $100K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-03-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/allus-ai/jobs/AcYMVC9-founding-ai-agent-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/allus-ai-founding-ai-agent-engineer/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Founding Engineer to help build the core software systems powering the platform. This role sits at the intersection of agentic workflows, product engineering, developer infrastructure, and AI-native user experience. We’re backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Blast, Transpose, 007 Venture Partners, K50, and Ponderosa.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience building production software systems
- Strong backend engineering skills, including APIs, data pipelines, and system design
- Experience building and shipping LLM-powered applications or agentic product workflows
- Strong understanding of prompt design, tool use, retrieval, orchestration, and evaluation techniques
- Ability to move quickly from prototype to production
- Strong product intuition and desire to build user-facing AI experiences

Tags: Engineering