Job Title: Founding Engineer (Stealth)
Location: NYC (Onsite) Type: Full-time Compensation: $180k–$220k base + equity Source: Hacker News
About the Role
We are working in the AI for science space, specifically at the point of experimental execution. Scientific labs run on expensive instruments locked behind proprietary software with no real API. Getting an agent to actually operate these machines is currently unsolved, and it is the bottleneck between "AI can design experiments" and "AI can run them." That is what we are building.
We are a small, technical, well-funded team with real design partners already pulling on us. As one of the first engineers, you will work directly with the founders across the stack: agents, low-level systems, ML infra, and the runtime that ties it together. Expect lots of hard, unglamorous, high-leverage problems.
What We Are Looking For
- You are a strong generalist who has shipped real systems and can go deep when needed.
- You are comfortable in messy, low-level territory.
- You want high ownership, high pace, and are able to work onsite in NYC.
Bonus points for:
- Experience with ML/agents
- Experience with scientific instrumentation or industrial automation
Tech Stack
We are primarily a Python/Rust/Typescript shop. We care about what you have built, not your credentials.
How to Apply
To apply, email contact@tetherline.dev with a bit about yourself and something you have built that you are proud of.