--- title: 'Member of Technical Staff at Complement' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/member-of-technical-staff-complement-san-francisco-1z0th89gm7e9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-14' --- # Member of Technical Staff at Complement - **Company:** Complement - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-08-04 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/complement/7d410785-31db-4aa4-85f6-63a9d4aa79d0 ## Job description Complement builds AI that autonomously operates factories. We connect the fragmented systems inside a factory (ERP, MES, PLCs, spreadsheets, etc) into a unified data layer, then deploy AI agents that optimize decisions across the whole operation for profit. Core Roles Data & Integration Build AI systems that automatically connect to any legacy data source - ERPs, sensors, spreadsheets, custom tools - and turn them into a unified, real-time view of factory operations. Simulation & Optimization Run real-time simulations over the global factory state: balance work order demand/load, mitigate delay propagation, identify operational bottlenecks, and justify scheduling prioritizations by quantifying true downstream profit impact. Manufacturing Systems Embed with factory operators to map workflows, define and validate interventions, and feed real constraints back so recommendations work in practice. Human Computer Interaction Design just-in-time, generative interfaces to make production legible and deliver clear recommendations. Who We’re Looking For People who can ship to messy, dynamic environments and are comfortable with the entire abstraction stack: from raw data and high-dimensional models to real-world constraints and quantifiable business impact. We care about what you’ve built under ambiguity and the impact you made. ## Who we are We're a team of eight with backgrounds from Neuralink, Apple, Tesla, McKinsey and the US Army. Backed by First Round Capital, Byers Capital, and Abstract Capital. ## About Complement ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Complement builds AI that autonomously operates factories by connecting fragmented systems into a unified data layer and deploying AI agents that optimize operational decisions. - **Entity Type**: Private (Pre-Seed) - **Headquarters**: Seattle, Washington, United States (also has a San Francisco presence at 1160 Battery Street East Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111) - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: James Redd (Founder and CEO), with Alex Ju and Michael Retoff as Founding Engineers. Advisors include Nate Rodland and Bob LaFramboise. ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Manufacturing AI / Industrial Automation / Artificial Intelligence - **Target customers**: B2B — manufacturing organizations, specifically directors, VPs, and C-suite in operations, manufacturing, and quality at industrial and aerospace companies - **Mission or purpose statement**: To eliminate indirect labor in manufacturing and unlock high-leverage, high-margin capacity by using AI to autonomously operate factories. ## Products & Services - **Complement AI Platform**: An AI platform that ingests operational data from fragmented factory systems (ERP, MES, PLCs, spreadsheets, etc.) into a unified data layer, then deploys AI agents that optimize decisions across the entire operation for profit. The platform requires zero disruption to existing infrastructure — it connects to any manufacturing system regardless of age, customization, or complexity. Recommendations are delivered directly into familiar workflow tools like Outlook and Teams, enabling proactive problem-solving without requiring operators to switch applications. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (pre-seed stage) - **Key Metric**: Total Funding — backed by First Round Capital with angel investors including the co-founder of Robinhood, the Head of Robotics at Neuralink, and the CEOs of Covariant and Contextual AI. Recently signed a first six-figure contract with a precision aerospace manufacturer supplying SpaceX and Blue Origin. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: First Round Capital (lead), angels including the co-founder of Robinhood, the Head of Robotics at Neuralink, and the CEOs of Covariant and Contextual AI. - **Growth Signals**: Pre-seed team of seven with backgrounds from Neuralink, Apple, Tesla, and AWS. First six-figure enterprise contract secured with a precision aerospace manufacturer. 2 open roles actively hiring. ## Competitive Advantages - **Zero-disruption integration**: Connects to any manufacturing system — no matter how old, custom, or complex — without requiring changes to existing infrastructure. - **Embedded recommendations**: Actionable insights appear directly in Outlook and Teams, so users can respond within their current workflow without switching tools. - **Proactive problem-solving**: Helps prevent quality escapes, line-down events, and margin loss before they escalate by surfacing recommendations in real time. - **Founding team pedigree**: Team of seven with backgrounds from Neuralink, Apple, Tesla, and AWS, giving them deep expertise in both AI and hardware/physical operations. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Building out go-to-market motion, closing enterprise manufacturing contracts (especially in aerospace and defense), and scaling the engineering team to handle growing demand. The company is targeting the massive conversion of labor spend into demand for manufactured goods as AI automates human work — specifically producers of AI bottlenecks like power electronics, memory, and turbines. - **Direction for growth**: Own the full sales cycle from targeting and outreach to closing, then expand into post-sales, customer success, and building a sales team. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Described as a "dynamic and meritocratic environment focused on direct impact and collaboration." The company is at a very early stage (pre-seed, team of 7), so every hire has outsized influence on product direction, culture, and company trajectory. - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Hybrid — presence in both Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA. - **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Engineers can expect to work on cutting-edge AI applied to physical manufacturing problems. Compensation for senior engineers is estimated in the $200K–$350K range. The company has no H-1B sponsorship history found in USCIS data, suggesting they currently hire from within the U.S. only. ## Sources 1. [scoutify.com](https://scoutify.com/companies/complement/) 2. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/job/gtm-lead/9034289) 3. [promptloop.com](https://www.promptloop.com/directory/what-does-complement-ai-do) 4. [automateshow.com](https://www.automateshow.com/exhibitors/complement) 5. 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