Job Url: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=4326329949&distance=25.0&f_AL=true&f_TPR=r86400&f_WT=2&geoId=103644278&keywords=software%20engineer&origin=JOB_SEARCH_PAGE_JOB_FILTER&start=25 Job Description: Founding Software Engineer Chicago, IL · 7 hours ago · 26 applicants Promoted by hirer · Company review time is typically 1 week Remote Matches your job preferences, workplace type is Remote. Full-time Easy Apply Save Save Founding Software Engineer at UniEra Consulting Founding Software Engineer UniEra Consulting · Chicago, IL (Remote) Easy Apply Save Save Founding Software Engineer at UniEra Consulting Show more options Your profile is missing required qualifications Show match details Help me update my profile BETA Is this information helpful? Get personalized tips to stand out to hirers Practice mock interviews personalized to every role and get custom feedback Try Premium for PKR0 About the job 📌 Founding Software Engineer, AI (UniEra – Stealth Project) About Us UniEra is expanding into a new vertical by building a next-generation AI platform focused on elevating human performance, intelligent workflows, and organizational decision-making. Our long-term mission is to create systems that help people work, learn, and grow more effectively. We are now forming our founding engineering team to help build and scale the core technology. This is a unique opportunity to join at the earliest stage and contribute directly to the technical architecture, product direction, and culture of the company. Role: Founding Software Engineer (AI) As one of the first engineers, you will collaborate closely with the founding team to design, build, and iterate on core AI systems. You will be working on highly technical challenges, experimenting with new capabilities, and helping shape the trajectory of the platform. What You’ll Do Build and optimize AI/LLM pipelines powering adaptive user workflows Develop evaluation frameworks, workflow engines, and intelligent reasoning modules Architect backend services for scalable, high-variance usage patterns Experiment with multimodal inputs (text, audio, structured interactions) Deliver features in rapid product cycles Establish engineering best practices and contribute to the technical roadmap Participate in early team building and future hiring decisions Who You Are Experienced software engineer with a strong background in AI, LLMs, agent systems, or ML infrastructure Comfortable operating in fast-moving, 0→1 environments Product-driven mindset with the ability to build end-to-end Ability to move quickly, make decisions with limited information, and take full ownership Motivated to work on systems with real-world impact Preferred Experience Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications or agentic workflows Knowledge of ML system design and scaling Exposure to workflow tooling, enterprise data systems, or B2B SaaS What We Offer Significant early-stage equity participation High autonomy in both technical and product decisions Collaboration with a global founding team Opportunity to build first-principles systems rather than maintain legacy infrastructure A chance to influence a platform that will define a new category of AI applications Why Join Us? This role is ideal for someone who wants to help build next-generation AI infrastructure especially in domains involving people, work, and organizational capability. You’ll work on complex, meaningful problems with the freedom to invent and drive execution.