tl;dr we need someone who can build fast, think big, and doesn't mind wearing multiple hats. you'll be crafting the foundation of an ai development platform used by hundreds of thousands of builders. if you've ever wanted to see your code shape an entire industry, this might be your jam.

the bigger picture: we're not just talking to traditional developers. we're reaching the next 500 million people who will be "coding" with plain english - lawyers, designers, product managers, founders, and domain experts of all kinds. our product needs to thread an impossible needle: deep enough for engineers, accessible enough for everyone else, and compelling enough to show both groups why this matters.

what you'll actually be doing:

architecting stuff that matters:
writing a ton of code (mostly typescript/next.js)
keeping our stack running smoothly (aws/cloudflare)
talking to users when they break things
sometimes making product decisions on the fly
solving hard problems, for example:

you should probably:

have built real things that real people use (4+ years)
be comfortable with our stack:
actually enjoy the chaos of startup life
have experience building with AI - an “AI engineer”
fix things without being asked
care about users more than your code
it’s a bonus if you have been a founder/cto in the past, currently _ all _ engineers raised VC but we are okay to branch out

real talk:

sf only, lots of work, meals at the office
you'll be shipping to production day 1
sometimes you'll build features without full specs - you’ll need to uncover the unknown requirements
you might have to make ux decisions when designers/founders are busy
your code will impact hundreds of thousands of developers
yes, we actually do crossbow competitions

if you've ever:

built something complex from scratch
wished you could fix developer tools
wanted to shape how ai is built

ps: we're backed by spark capital, felicis, and y combinator ($30m seed — biggest out of YC round) but we still work like a seed startup. and yes, the office will have a sauna and be 30m from the sea 🥵

Wordware (YC S24) ) is a toolkit that enables anyone to build, iterate, and deploy their AI stack easily. Our unique approach is centered around Natural Language Programming. Long term we see ourselves as an AI Operating System (aiOS) that acts as an orchestration layer for LLMs, databases, and tools.
Sign up for free using this link: app.wordware.ai
Primary Tool for Millions of AI Engineers coming to the market in the next 5 years
Our users range from AI Tinkerers (free tier) to small startups (for example – 7 YC clients on Company Plan – 899 USD/month) ending at bigger enterprises (Instacart is a client)
⁠In the last 2 months, we went viral a couple of times:
- We built twitter.wordware.ai, demonstrating the potential of our platform. 6.5M users and still counting.
- Our Product Hunt launch went well (7000 upvotes; we even broke their servers)
Since our launch (2nd of August) we grew from 10k users on our main product, to over 300k today.
Repeat founders (Filip Kozera and Robert Chandler) both with exits
They’ve known each other for the last 10 years following their research at Cambridge. They have been building companies in Transformers and AI Ops. They have worked full-time on companies together for the last 3 years.
The Wordware team is 9 ppl all based in SF.
Product + Community Led Growth

note: we're in hustle mode. we're shipping as fast as we can. this is not the kind of job you can cruise and 9-5. only apply if you want to grind, work late nights, and be part of a generational company. We are an onsite company (SF), expect a big house where the founders live, free food, beers and cool team activities.

So we are here, you are looking for a job at a startup huh?

⁉️ What’s it going to be like ⁉️

In Shackleton's famous words: “People wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in the event of success.”

Why tho?

Risk + Excitement + Hard Work == Startup. Sure, you could join a big company and make decent money but it's that constant thrill of hope, the addictive energy that makes Robert and I come back to startups over and over again 😵‍💫

To thrive here, you’ve got to embrace this delulu universe, where the victories give us hope and the failures make us want it even more. Yes, we work late hours and often deal with some bullshit, but you'll be part of something bigger and even more, you will have a direct impact on EVERYTHING.

If you're ready to roll up your sleeves, identify your own features to build, and find your own problems to solve, then come on in. Grab a beer and a slice of pizza, and dive into creating the future of natural language programming and AI agents. Together, we'll revolutionize the way we work. Green Light. 🟢

So, what is Wordware?

***Wordware** is a prompt-first programming language that can be used by non-developers (AI Engineers). We merge concepts like loops, logic and functions from the world of classical programming with the non-deterministic nature of Language Models. It’s exposed in a web-hosted IDE with features like sharing, forking and API deployment.*

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