Technical Founder in Residence

Summary

Join AI Fund's new Generative AI venture as a Founder-in-Residence, leading the project from concept to company launch. You will define the product vision, oversee technical execution, and represent the company. This role demands a blend of technical expertise, product sense, business acumen, communication skills, and leadership. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of building products from the ground up and leading high-performing teams. You will work closely with various teams, including sales and marketing, to shape product strategy and messaging. AI Fund offers a supportive environment and accelerates the company-building process, providing resources and expertise to help you succeed.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building and deploying GenAI or ML-powered applications (e.g., ones involving components such as LLMs, agentic workflows, reasoning systems, chatbots, evals, etc.) )
• Full-stack engineering understanding with a grasp of scalable, cloud-native application architecture
• Ability to architect and ship complex systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
• Proven track record of building 0→1 products
• Experience navigating ambiguity, iterating quickly, and building products from scratch
• Experience building, managing, or scaling high-performing teams
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, align, and influence cross-functional teams
• Strong customer empathy — actively seeks out user feedback and integrates it into product decisions
• Understanding of market dynamics and competitive positioning
• Comfortable collaborating with sales, marketing, and GTM teams to shape product strategy and messaging

Responsibilities

• Set the product vision
• Lead the technical execution
• Serve as the face of the company

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience presenting to investors or participating in capital raises
• Deep knowledge or strong familiarity with our target industry (e.g., renewable energy, infrastructure, compliance, etc.)
• Previous co-founder or founding engineer of VC-backed software company