The Role
As a Founding Engineer, you’ll help define and build the core foundation of our product. You’ll work across the stack, own key features end-to-end, and collaborate closely with founders, customers, and tech leads to shape the future of GenAI security.
What You’ll Do
- Build and own foundational product features
- Work directly with early customers to iterate on solutions
- Design and implement scalable backend services, data tiers, and APIs
- Contribute to full-stack development, including frontend components in modern frameworks
- Participate in end-to-end engineering, from design to DevOps
Your Experience & Skills
- 4–10+ years of experience in core software engineering
- Experience building front end components in modern frameworks such as React, Next.js, and similar
- Experience designing scalable systems, APIs, and data architecture
- Experience shipping production software in a product-focused environment
- Ability to work through ambiguity and solve complex technical problems
- (Desirable) Experience working with GenAI or ML in a professional, personal, or academic setting
- (Desirable) Python ecosystem experience
- (Desirable) Familiarity with TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem
Mindset & Fit
- Collaborative — thrives in a fast-paced startup environment
- Strong opinions, loosely held — willing to debate, iterate, and adjust
- Bias for action — prioritizes, ships fast, and avoids over-engineering
- Passionate about AI and cybersecurity
- Desire to have impact on all aspects of the company’s success
Why Join Us?
- Early impact: Help shape a category-defining product in GenAI security
- Growth & ownership: Work directly with founders and tech leads to drive innovation
- Cutting-edge tech: Build with LLMs, AI security, and enterprise AI adoption strategies
Excited to secure the future of GenAI? Join us!
About Opsin
Opsin is a venture-backed GenAI security company, funded by top-tier investors including Race Capital. We enable enterprises to safely adopt GenAI solutions like Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and other LLM-powered agentsby monitoring and securing enterprise data access. Our platform ensures employees can leverage AI without exposing sensitive or over-permissioned information.
