What to know up front

• We don't do Leetcode or other live-coding interview exercises. If you apply, we expect that you can write clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• We don't work ridiculous hours, and we don't believe in hustle culture. We work hard, but the impact you have is more important than how many hours you put in.
• We don't have long, drawn-out performance management cycles. If you're doing well, the impact of your work will already be apparent to everyone.
• We're fully remote, with no looming return-to-office threats. You're an adult, and you should be treated like one.

About us

Ardent AI is a well-funded, early-stage startup building the first programmable intelligence platform. We help users create, deploy, and share AI agents with powerful custom skills, blending the creativity of generative AI with the determinism of software. We aren't trying to put software engineers out of work — instead, we envision a future where AI makes it possible for everyone to build software that makes them more efficient, productive, and happier!

Founded by an ex-Stripe engineer and supported by top VCs and angel investors from companies like Google, Stripe, Figma, Notion, and Replit, we want to grow our small, cross-functional founding team. We're looking for highly motivated and talented engineers with experience working on a fully remote team, a strong interest in artificial intelligence, and alignment with our principles and way of working.

As with all founding roles, the job will grow and evolve as we scale. If this sounds like a good fit, please read on!

About you

As a founding team member, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing the core technology that powers our platform. You'll have a significant influence on both what we build and how we build it. You'll work closely with the rest of the founding team to understand our users' needs and create a technical roadmap that aligns with our goals.

You should have:

• Senior-level industry experience
• Experience working remotely
• Experience working in an early-stage startup
• Proficiency with TypeScript or multiple other programming languages
• Experience leading a project that delivered meaningful value to users

Ideally, you would also have:

• Experience running untrusted third-party code
• Experience with serverless platforms like Cloudflare, AWS Lambda, or Deno
• Experience routinely talking with users and collaborating with non-engineers

Please note — You must be be a resident of, and eligible to work in, the United States. We are not currently sponsoring visas. This is a full-time, direct-hire position, and we are not interested in working with agencies or consultancies.

What to expect

We will not waste your time, we will get you an answer quickly, and we will stay in constant contact throughout. We aim to be as efficient as possible, and the entire hiring process is as follows:

• A 30-minute asynchronous email screen
• A 45-minute experience and goals interview with the leadership team
• You'll write a one page project summary document
• A 60-minute interview to discuss the project summary with the leadership team

If all of this sounds good, please send us an email with:

• A current resume, a link to your LinkedIn profile, etc.
• A link to your GitHub profile, if you have one

We look forward to hearing from you, and we'll be in touch soon!