# Founding Software Engineer at Hera

- Company: Hera (YC S25)
- What the company does: AI Motion Designer. Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://hera.video/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Berlin, BE, DE / Berlin, Berlin, DE / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US; TW)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $90K to $130K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-08-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hera-video/jobs/sHCLYOi-founding-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hera-founding-software-engineer/

## About the role

This is our first hire. You won't just be an engineer, you'll be a founding member shaping the technical foundation of a company that will enable 5% of the world's population to create video content. Building creative software is uniquely challenging: there's no fixed process users follow. Everyone wants to create something new, express their ideas differently. This means endless edge cases and the need for exceptionally robust software.

## What they're looking for

- Partner with the founders to deliver user-centric product solutions from concept to production
- Own end-to-end development of full-stack features with scalable architecture design
- Build and optimize agentic LLM systems incorporating tool-calling, multi-step reasoning, and MCP protocols
- Optimize LLM inference performance, cost efficiency, and latency across multiple model architectures
- Develop a high-performance motion graphics engine
- Drive architectural decisions that support scalable growth to millions of users

Tags: Engineering