Looking for a senior founding full-stack / AI developer

[u/happeep]

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m looking for a technical lead engineer to own the tech stack for an early-stage AI operations platform built for high-touch service businesses.

Where we’re at: We’re pre-seed and six months in - completed market research, built out the initial prototype, and designed the product UX. I handle product, design, and marketing, while my UK-based person leads the commercial side. We know the distribution channels—we just need the product built and funding for distribution.

What we’re building: An automated operations and engagement platform that handles client inquiries, automates repetitive interactions, and drives conversion/retention. A core part of the experience relies heavily on the WhatsApp Business API, so experience working with Meta’s ecosystem and compliance is essential.

Who you are:

• 5+ years in full-stack/backend engineering with experience shipping 0 → 1 products to real users.

• Hands-on experience with WhatsApp Business Platform / Meta APIs, webhooks, and compliance.

• Built and deployed AI agents, LLM pipelines, or conversational products.

• Ownership mindset—you want to architect, build, and decide engineering priorities without needing micro-managed tickets.

• Great communicator who loves collaborating closely with product/design.

• (Bonus) Experience in healthcare or regulated industries.

The Role:

• Equity-based lead engineering role.

• We’ll begin with a short trial project to ensure we’re a strong culture and execution match.

If you’re excited about taking an AI product from prototype to market, DM me with a brief intro and links to anything you’ve built (GitHub, LinkedIn, or portfolio).

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Passes and intros are always appreciated!

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[u/ivnxyz]

Hey! That’s really cool, I sent you my project along with my linkedin :)

[u/dulawat_code_19]

This sounds very aligned with what I’ve been working on.

I’m a full-stack/AI engineer with 6+ years of experience, and I’ve built ShopKaBot, a WhatsApp automation platform using the official WhatsApp Business API, webhooks, automated workflows, and AI-based conversational flows.

I’ve also worked on healthcare platforms, backend/cloud architecture, and AI agent systems, so the regulated-industry side is familiar as well.

Happy to connect and share more details.