Founding Engineer ($130K - $170K + Equity) at Arzana
About the role
Arzana is a YC P26 startup building the autonomous operating system for US manufacturers, integrating AI agents into an ERP back-office to automate quoting, ordering, and logistics. As a Founding Engineer at Arzana, you will build agentic pipelines that automate critical manufacturing workflows.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy multi-step agentic pipelines using Python, Supabase, and GCP to automate complex back-office manufacturing tasks and external integrations.
- Develop RAG systems and VLM extraction tools to process TB-scale data, including CAD files, PDFs, and ERP exports for autonomous onboarding.
- Collaborate directly with the CEO to define the product roadmap and translate human business workflows into reliable chains of extraction and action.
Requirements
- Strong engineering fundamentals with experience (or strong interest) in taking agent-based products or LLM workflows from prototype to production.
- Resilient, high-ownership mindset comfortable with a 70-80 hour work week and an intense 6-day in-person schedule in San Francisco.
- US Citizenship is strictly required due to ITAR compliance, ideally with a background in manufacturing environments or complex system integrations.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate has strong engineering fundamentals and experience (or strong interest) in taking agent-based products or LLM workflows from prototype to production.
Skills
Experience with Python, Supabase, and GCP is required, as well as the ability to work with CAD files, PDFs, and ERP exports.
Benefits
Join a YC P26 company growing 75% month-over-month, tackling the massive technical challenge of automating US manufacturing at scale. Experience true founding-level ownership with the ability to influence product direction, architecture, and team culture from day one alongside the CEO.
Pay
The salary for this role is $130K - $170K + Equity.