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# Founding Software Engineer at tryprotege.com

- **Company:** tryprotege.com
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-03-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/protegeai/am9icG9zdDqQXDt5nFo7OON4Rl6QpI9B

## Job description

## What we're looking for

We are hiring for an ambitious, skilled Full Stack Software Engineer with expertise in Node.js (TypeScript) development, React.js, and, ideally, associated technologies (including LLM fine tuning). This engineer will move from back-end code to front-end UX implementation with tasteful design and scale out our backend as we grow out enterprise customers.

## Responsibilities 📝

- Help guide our overall strategy through systems design and peer reviews
- Develop and maintain server-side features in Node.js
- Implement and maintain high-quality UX/UI design principles across applications in React.js
- Rotating On Call; Troubleshoot and debug issues promptly, providing effective resolutions to maintain application functionality for customers.
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving and debugging skills in a collaborative team environment.
- Translate product requirements into technical designs, showcasing independent thinking and creativity. Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience in creating and optimizing OpenAI prompts for AI-powered applications.
- Fine-tuning LLMs for industry specific applications.
- Familiarity with Railway or Vercel for serverless deployment and scaling of applications.
- Prior experience working with VC-backed startups or zero to one teams in large tech companies,

## Qualifications 👨‍🎓

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Strong understanding of UX/UI principles with a keen eye for design.
- Interest in startups (extra points for wanting to be a Founder one day!)
- Collaborate effectively with team members, demonstrating excellent communication and teamwork skills.

## About tryprotege.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Protege AI builds applied AI tools for enterprise operations, automating high-stakes workflows with traceability and human oversight.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding raised from AppWorks, Nimble Partners, Goodwater Capital – amount not disclosed) [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)
- **Headquarters**: Menlo Park, California, United States [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/tryprotege)
- **Founded**: 2023 (per Tracxn) or 2024 (per LinkedIn) – conflicting reports [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/protege-ai/__ZJ2rKV2MtzsMJkAkJtQ-ZrtbrtZl56p5N1n0ioxd-8U) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/tryprotege)
- **Founders**: Alex Chung [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Enterprise AI / Operations Automation
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise operations teams (PMO, Risk, IT, Marketing)
- **Mission**: Automate repetitive, high-stakes work so people can focus on judgment and real decisions [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **Hookshot™**: AI agent orchestration platform that automates operational workflows end-to-end – routing work, enforcing review logic, and escalating exceptions. Offers traceability, replay, and audit-ready evidence. Includes Hookshot IDE for ServiceNow development. [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/tryprotege)
- **Review**: Document enforcement product that processes over 1M documents annually with median 98.8% accuracy for enterprise clients. [dover.com](https://app.dover.com/Protege%20AI/careers/5d5dfc49-fb74-43ff-b6d2-40ad6aaa9c84/audit)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Cash-flow positive (per company); processes millions of operational workflows annually [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: AppWorks, Nimble Partners, Goodwater Capital [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)
- **Growth Signals**: 51.6% monthly traffic growth; launching Hookshot IDE beta; hiring founding engineers [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/tryprotege) [tryprotege.com/careers](https://www.tryprotege.com/careers)

## Competitive Advantages
- Audit-ready traceability and replay for every AI run
- Focus on high-volume, high-stakes enterprise operations where manual processes don't scale
- Small, focused team with deep domain expertise – able to move fast and iterate

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding Hookshot IDE for ServiceNow and other enterprise apps
- Scaling automated document review accuracy and volume
- Building agent orchestration infrastructure that gives operations teams the throughput of automation without losing human oversight

## Why Work Here
- Work on groundbreaking applied AI with real impact at household-name enterprises
- Small team (3 employees) – high ownership, visibility, and direct contribution to product direction
- Flexible hours, remote work options, and visa sponsorship for top candidates [dover.com](https://app.dover.com/Protege%20AI/careers/5d5dfc49-fb74-43ff-b6d2-40ad6aaa9c84/audit)
- Competitive salary, health insurance, generous PTO, and professional development opportunities
- Culture of innovation, craft, and growth – "impact, craft, and growth" are the stated principles [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)

## Sources
1. [tryprotege.com/careers](https://www.tryprotege.com/careers)
2. [tryprotege.com/about](https://www.tryprotege.com/about)
3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/tryprotege)
4. [dover.com](https://app.dover.com/Protege%20AI/careers/5d5dfc49-fb74-43ff-b6d2-40ad6aaa9c84/audit)
5. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/protege-ai/__ZJ2rKV2MtzsMJkAkJtQ-ZrtbrtZl56p5N1n0ioxd-8U)

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