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Mitty | First Engineer

Location: Honolulu, HI or REMOTE
Type: Full-time
Compensation: Base + Founding equity


About the Role

Hi, I’m Devin. I am looking for someone who loves hard problems and thinks about new ideas on a daily basis.

Business Overview: Our phone camera rolls have 10,000+ photos and videos. Most aren’t good, but some are. Mitty analyzes the content, creates an idea from what exists, and edits the footage, presenting you with a finished video to post on social.

I am the founder, and you will be the first technical hire. You will own everything technical: pick the stack, make the architecture calls, write the code, and hopefully stay lead engineer for the life of the company.

90-Day Goal: Ship v1.

What We Are Building

We are aiming to be the category leader in AI video creation using pre-existing content (distinct from podcast-style tools like Opus). The goal is to build toward an acquisition or Series B in approximately 3 years (potential acquirers include Adobe, Canva, Meta, or Google).

Requirements

I don’t expect you to be an expert at all of these, but you should be someone who likes figuring things out and can work without micro-management:

  • ML/AI: Experience with video understanding or computer vision.
  • Mobile: iOS development preferred.
  • Video Processing: Experience with video editing pipelines.
  • API Integration: Comfort wiring up LLM and vision APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.).

Compensation

  • Base Salary: $150k (or more depending on skill).
  • Bonus: Performance bonus.
  • Equity: Founding-level equity scaled to experience.

How to Apply

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