About the role

Technical co-founder needed for an AI compliance platform focusing on regulatory review. Lead architecture, product build, and the AI/LLM training while partnering with the CEO.

Responsibilities

Establish the core architecture, engineering culture, and security posture, including SOC 2 readiness, tenant isolation, encryption, and audit logging
Ship a marketing review prototype into production with a design partner early adopter, then deliver communications surveillance, trading oversight, audit-ready logs and reporting; release GA v1 covering all core modules except regulatory filings within 9 months, and expand into regulatory filings and enterprise integrations through 18 months
Own the training and constant evolution of the core AI/LLM model, delivering robust and highly reliable analysis
Own the explainability layer that produces audit-ready evidence on demand, and the reliability engineering that ensures the platform performs consistently in the field
Represent the company in front of all customer constituencies and third-party interests, as well as investors, as the technical voice of the venture
Convert pilots into ten paying customers and reach $1M ARR within 18 months, partnering with the CEO on conversion and fundraising
Recruit and lead the founding engineering and applied AI team, and establish the cultural foundation of the company

Shipped LLM-powered systems into production environments where incorrect outputs carried real consequences — not prototypes or demonstrations
Full-stack confidence across applied LLMs, RAG, retrieval, deterministic rules engines, human-in-the-loop workflows, observability, and secure multi-tenant SaaS (SOC 2, tenant isolation, encryption, audit logging)
Well-formed convictions about explainability and reliability engineering, developed through direct production experience
Preference for systems that perform consistently in the field over systems that demonstrate well in controlled settings
Prepared to operate as a principal — setting the technical agenda, making decisive calls under uncertainty, and owning the outcomes that follow
Strongly preferred: prior founder, founding engineer, or early-stage technical leadership experience; background in legal tech, RegTech, fintech compliance, healthcare, or another high-trust regulated vertical; familiarity with the U.S. wealth management ecosystem, including SEC and FINRA workflows, marketing review, communications surveillance, and trade monitoring; direct experience self-hosting or privately deploying foundation models