# Founding Backend Engineer, AI Agents at Tivara

- Company: Tivara (YC S24)
- What the company does: The AI workforce for medical groups. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://tivara.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2024-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tivara/jobs/6Hhb9Oo-founding-backend-engineer-ai-agents
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tivara-founding-backend-engineer-ai-agents/

## About the role

As a founding engineer, you’ll be working directly with the CTO to design and build the core systems that power our AI agents. You’ll own entire features across the stack and help set the technical and cultural foundation of Tivara.

## What they're looking for

- Builder mindset: You love shipping, iterating, and learning from real users
- Collaborative Energy: You thrive in-person, working shoulder-to-shoulder with founders in our NYC office (5 days/week)
- Technical craftsmanship: You care about performance, reliability, and building systems that scale
- Low-ego, high ownership: You’re kind, direct, and solutions-oriented

Tags: Engineering