Founding Engineer ($130K - $170K + Equity) at Arzana

Founding Engineer

Arzana is seeking a Founding Engineer to build the first autonomous operating system for the manufacturing industry. The role involves developing multi-step AI agent pipelines, VLMs, and RAG systems on a Python/Supabase/GCP stack. The position requires a high-intensity, high-reward environment with a 70-80 hour work week.

What You Will Do

• 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.

Who This Is A Fit For

• 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.

Why This Role Is Remarkable

• Join a YC P26 company growing 75% month-over-month, tackling the massive technical challenge of automating US manufacturing at scale.
• Work on a cutting-edge stack involving VLM extraction from CAD files, gradient-walk prompt optimization, and complex multi-agent reasoning systems.
• Experience true founding-level ownership with the ability to influence product direction, architecture, and team culture from day one alongside the CEO.