Founding Engineer - Full Stack, Infrastructure Focus at Menlo Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Manufacturing, IndustrialIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with senior-level expertise, including experience building a product from the ground up in a startup environment, preferably at the seed or series A stage. They should have a strong track record of rapid iteration and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a dynamic, early-stage company.

Responsibilities

The Founding Engineer will design and architect the foundational infrastructure for NegotiateAI’s procurement platform, integrating it with ERP systems, supplier databases, and spend analytics tools. They will identify key technical requirements for optimizing workflows related to indirect spend categorization using RAG+LLMs, unique part identification extraction, agentic AI-driven benchmarking, and agentic AI negotiation automation. The engineer will implement LLM, RAG, and Agentic AI pipelines to process procurement data, generate insights, and power intelligent spend recommendations, while also applying data privacy principles and ensuring security compliance, including GDPR standards and SOC II. Furthermore, they will train LLMs and implement agentic AI specifically tailored to procurement, creating intelligent agents for benchmark research, data cleaning, supplier contact discovery, cost reduction, and value generation.

Skills

LLMs

RAG

Agentic AI

ERP

Supplier databases

Spend analytics

Data privacy

GDPR

SOC II

Data anonymization

Tokenization

Infrastructure architecture

Menlo Ventures

Venture capital for early-stage startups

About Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures invests in early-stage startups in sectors like artificial intelligence, healthcare, financial technology, and software as a service (SaaS). The firm collaborates with founders to help them identify product-market fit, create effective go-to-market strategies, and grow their businesses. Menlo Ventures primarily focuses on technology and healthcare markets, seeking out startups with significant growth potential. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance in exchange for equity stakes in these companies. Its revenue comes from the increase in value of these equity stakes as the startups succeed and eventually get acquired or go public. Menlo Ventures has a history of successful investments, contributing to the growth of many public companies and facilitating mergers and acquisitions.

Menlo Park, CaliforniaHeadquarters

1976Year Founded

$20,662.5MTotal Funding

UNKNOWNCompany Stage

Venture Capital, Fintech, AI & Machine Learning, HealthcareIndustries

51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Company Equity

Risks

Increased competition in AI investments may dilute Menlo Ventures' influence and returns.

Rapid AI advancements require frequent reassessment of investment strategies to stay relevant.

Consolidation in genetic medicine could limit diverse investment opportunities for Menlo Ventures.

Differentiation

Menlo Ventures focuses on early-stage investments in AI, healthcare, fintech, and SaaS.

The firm partners with founders to develop go-to-market strategies and scale organizations.

Menlo Ventures has a track record of successful investments and numerous public company exits.

Upsides

AI-driven healthcare solutions are gaining traction, improving patient outcomes and reducing costs.

Embedded finance creates opportunities for fintech startups to enhance user experience and revenue.

SaaS companies adopting AI improve customer service, leading to higher satisfaction and retention.

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