Founding Engineer | Rust AI

Our client is a startup building the observability layer for AI development lifecycle. The platform enables engineering leaders to measure, understand, and optimize AI-generated code from prompt to production. They're looking for a founding engineer with significant ownership and influence over both product and technical direction. You’ll work directly with the founders and early customers to build core systems from the ground up. Responsibilities: Build and scale backend systems that power AI code and observability across workflows Design APIs that expose developer activity, AI behavior, and code provenance data to internal and external users Develop systems that map AI-generated outputs to code changes, enabling accurate tracking from prompt to production Design and implement systems to measure agent performance, reliability, and long-term effectiveness Own and evolve integrations with AI tools and coding agents Partner with customers to deploy, debug, and scale the platform in real-world engineering environments Contribute to defining and implementing an open standard for AI-generated code attribution Must Haves: 2+ years with Rust 5+ years of professional software engineering experience Strong background in backend, systems, or distributed engineering Proven ability to build scalable, production-grade systems High ownership mentality and comfort operating in ambiguity Strong product instincts, especially around developer-facing tools Interest in AI-assisted development and its future