### The Big Picture
* No Leetcode or other live-coding exercises during the interview. We expect that you can write clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
* No startup, hustle-culture hours. Your impact is more important than your hours worked.
* No long, drawn-out performance management cycles. You’ll know the impact that your work has.
* Fully remote with no return-to-office threats. You’re an adult, and you should be treated like one.
### About Us
Ardent AI is a well-funded, early-stage startup building the first
programmable intelligence platform. We help users create, deploy, and share AI
agents with powerful custom skills, blending the creativity of generative AI
with the determinism of software. We aren’t trying to put software engineers
out of work; instead, we envision a future where AI makes it possible for
everyone to build software that makes them more efficient, productive, and
happier!
Founded by an ex-Stripe engineer and supported by top VCs and angel investors
from companies like Google, Stripe, Figma, Notion, and Replit, we want to grow
our small, cross-functional founding team. We’re looking for two highly
motivated and talented engineers with experience working for a fully remote
team, a strong interest in artificial intelligence, and alignment with our
principles and way of working.
Our website, <https://ardent.ai/company>, provides more details about the
product, the team, and the benefits we provide.
As with all founding roles, this role will grow and evolve as we scale, so if
that sounds like a good fit for you, please read on for more details!
### About You
As a founding team member, you’ll be responsible for designing and
implementing the core technology that powers our platform. You’ll have a
significant influence on both what we build and how we build it. You’ll work
closely with the rest of the founding team to understand our users’ needs and
create a technical roadmap that aligns with our goals.
To apply, you should have:
* Senior-level industry experience
* Experience working remotely
* Experience working in an early-stage startup
* Proficiency with TypeScript or multiple other programming languages
* Experience leading a project that delivered meaningful value to users
Ideally, you would also have:
* Experience running untrusted third-party code
* Experience with serverless platforms like Cloudflare, AWS Lambda, or Deno
* Experience routinely talking with users and collaborating with non-engineers
### About Our Hiring Process
Our hiring process includes:
1. A 30-minute asynchronous email screen
2. A 30-minute experience and goals interview with the leadership team
3. A one-sheet project summary document
4. A one-hour interview to discuss the project summary with the leadership team