Software Engineer, Founders Initiatives

About the Role

We are hiring a Software Engineer for Founders Initiatives to design and build internal and external AI systems that power how Retell hires, sells, operates, and scales. This role sits at the intersection of applied AI, full-stack engineering, and startup operations. You'll build production-grade AI workflows, automations, and agent systems that directly impact company operations and customer experience. We're open to exceptional new graduates (0–1 years of experience) with strong engineering ability demonstrated through internships, research, personal projects, or startup experience.

Key Responsibilities

• HR & Recruiting AI Systems:
  • Build systems to extract structured signals from resumes (skills, experience, founder traits, domain expertise)
  • Develop lead scoring models to predict interview success and role fit
  • Design AI recruiter workflows for candidate screening and qualification
  • Automate personalized outbound email and candidate engagement workflows
• Security & Compliance Automation:
  • Build automation systems for customer security workflows (BAAs, DPAs, DocuSign, contract review flows)
  • Automate security questionnaire and compliance response generation
  • Improve internal tooling for enterprise readiness and audit processes
• Operational Infrastructure Tools:
  • Build systems for accounts receivable automation and finance-related email workflows
  • Create automated enterprise customer onboarding and account setup tools
  • Design internal systems to reduce manual operational overhead across teams
• 3rd-Party Integrations & Platform Work:
  • Integrate with CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot, GoHighLevel)
  • Build workflow automation using tools like Zapier, n8n, and Make
  • Design LLM-powered systems using OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, etc.
  • Own API-based integrations connecting internal systems
• GTM Engineering & Growth Automation:
  • Build HubSpot and Lark automations for sales and marketing efficiency
  • Develop lifecycle automation systems for customer engagement and retention
  • Create targeted website personalization and ad content generation systems
  • Build email personalization and outbound automation pipelines

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field
• New graduate or up to 1 year of professional software engineering experience
• Strong internships, research, startup work, or meaningful side projects demonstrating exceptional engineering ability
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs, AI agents, or modern AI tooling

Skills

• Strong software engineering fundamentals (backend, full-stack, or systems)
• Ability to think like a founder and take ownership from day one
• Excited to work across product, engineering, and operations
• Moves quickly, learns fast, and thrives in ambiguous environments
• Prefers building end-to-end systems over narrowly defined tasks
• Passionate about solving real customer problems and shipping impactful products

Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• $70/day DoorDash credit for meals and snacks
• $200/month wellness reimbursement
• $300/month commuter reimbursement
• $75/month phone bill reimbursement
• $50/month internet reimbursement

Pay

$160k - $270k (cash) + meaningful equity

Location

Redwood City, CA, US

Retell AI is open to sponsoring work authorization for qualified candidates, including H-1B, TN, L-1, E-3, F-1 (OPT/CPT), and O-1 visas.