Founding Engineer

Founding Engineer at Raven

About Us
Raven is a YC-backed startup (S22) building AI assistants for manufacturing plants. We’re taking decades of manufacturing expertise and combining it with AI to solve real operational problems. Backed by top VCs, we’re a small, focused team working to make industrial operations safer, smarter, and more efficient.
We’re based in Bangalore, building for teams that work in some of the toughest environments.

What You’ll Work On
This is a hands-on, foundational role. You’ll be defining and building the core systems that power Raven:

• Build backend systems in python/go.
• Design and maintain AI infrastructure that scales across industrial use cases.
• Create and optimize multi-modal pipelines to process information from large technical documents, diagrams (e.g., P&IDs), and live data streams.
• Work on knowledge graphs and other tools to link operational and maintenance data across systems.
• Build systems for real-time data processing

You’ll also:

• Test new models and approaches in real-world conditions, not just controlled environments.
• Prototype AI workflows to understand plant diagrams, control systems, and operational nuances.
• Collaborate closely with the team to ensure the systems integrate seamlessly into plant workflows.

Who We’re Looking For

We need someone who loves solving hard problems, takes ownership, and can work through ambiguity. Here’s what we’re looking for:

• 2-3+ years of experience shipping production-ready systems.
• Strong Python/Go expertise and familiarity with modern AI frameworks.
• A real interest in LLMs, staying up-to-date with current research, and thinking about how these systems can evolve.
• Deeply interested to work with embedding systems or retrieval architectures.
• Someone who takes initiative, thrives in ambiguity, and is motivated to build things that work in the real world.

Bonus:

• You’ve worked in a startup before and are comfortable wearing multiple hats.

Why Join Us
We’re not just building one-off tools—we’re building core systems that empower plant teams to make faster, safer decisions. This is about creating systems that process complex, scattered information and make it accessible in seconds.
Here’s what we offer:

• Impact: Be one of the first hires and shape the product, culture, and direction of the company.
• Ownership: We’re offering 0.1-1% equity because this should feel like your company too.
• Focus: This is a chance to work on deep, meaningful problems that directly affect real-world outcomes in safety and efficiency.

We believe in working together in person, especially at this stage of the company. Fast iteration and collaboration matter, and being in the room together makes a difference.