Mintlify is revolutionizing the documentation space, serving 20m+ developers annually and powering documentation for over 5000 companies including industry leaders like Anthropic, Scale AI, Cursor, X, Perplexity, and Zapier. As a founding software engineer, you'll work directly with the CEO and CTO to shape the core product offering.
The role focuses on two main areas: AI/LLMs and data platform development. You'll be improving their Retrieval Augmented Generation platform through experimentation with foundational LLMs and novel cognitive architectures, helping set industry standards for enterprise AI applications. Additionally, you'll optimize the data infrastructure for better performance and scalability.
The company culture emphasizes growth, humility, and customer focus. They believe in intellectual honesty and moving fast with calculated risks. The team maintains a fun, inclusive environment with regular game nights and ping pong tournaments. Founded in 2022, Mintlify has grown to a team of 14 and offers competitive compensation ($140K-$200K) with equity (0.15%-0.25%).
The position comes with comprehensive benefits including health/dental/vision insurance, 401k, flexible work culture, generous PTO, wellness stipends, and team offsites. This is an excellent opportunity for an AI engineer looking to make a significant impact in developer tools and documentation space while working with cutting-edge AI technologies.