Jinba.io

Founding Engineer at Jinba.io (San Francisco, CA)

Jinba.io· San Francisco, CA· $140k–$250k·

Role details

Salary
$140k–$250k
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Full-stack engineer who understands vibe coding tools and how recent AI frameworks work. You'll build both frontend and backend for our enterprise workflow automation platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Architect and build both frontend and backend systems powering our vibe coding platform
  • Define technical strategy: system design, data modeling, service boundaries, and infrastructure choices
  • Integrate AI models and build reliable natural language to action pipelines
  • Collaborate directly with customers to translate enterprise needs into product solutions
  • Evolve infrastructure for reliability, observability, and performance at enterprise scale
  • Ship fast while building sustainable, maintainable systems

Experience

  • 5+ years building products quickly
  • TypeScript (backend and frontend), React
  • Deep understanding of system design, database architecture, and scaling distributed systems
  • Modern deployment and infrastructure (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers). Infrastructure as code (Terraform). CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
  • Experience with AI frameworks (Vercel AI SDK, Mastra) and patterns (agentic loops, tool calling, streaming, MCP)

Bonus

  • Understanding of tools like OpenCode and how they work
  • Shipped AI/LLM products to production.
  • LLM observability and production debugging (Langfuse, Datadog).
  • Experience at early-stage startups
  • Major contributions to OSS projects

Mindset

  • Founder mentality: hard work, independence, ownership
  • Ready to work in person in San Francisco

ABOUT JINBA

We help large enterprises build automated workflows using plain English. Unlike traditional no-code tools that bolt a chat agent onto their interface, Jinba is built as a native vibe coding platform from the ground up.

YC W26. International team across SF and Tokyo. Growing fast with major enterprise contracts.

Why work at Jinba.io

  • YC-backed startup: Winter 2026 batch with strong founder backgrounds (Ph.D. in ML, McKinsey) and rapid traction (40,000 users)
  • High-impact roles: Open positions include Founding Engineer, Founding Sales Lead, Chief of Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer, and Founding Design Engineer — offering early-stage ownership and equity
  • Hybrid/remote flexibility: Roles listed as "On-site" (San Francisco), "Hybrid" (San Francisco and Tokyo), and "Contract Hybrid" — suggesting flexibility depending on role
  • Competitive compensation: Salary ranges listed for some roles (e.g., $150K-$250K for Founding Engineer roles)
  • Engineering culture: Emphasis on "making something people want" and "building with AI" — strong technical culture with modern stack
  • Dual-location optionality: Offices in San Francisco and Tokyo allow for international work opportunities

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