Wordware
IDE to develop, iterate and deploy AI Agents
chief of staff
About the role
tl;dr: it's like being a founder, but with immediate budget, proven traction (350k users), and no need to find product-market fit. you'll have massive impact from day one, but you'll also need to do whatever it takes to win - from fundraising strategy to getting a last-minute dinner reservation.
being real: this is probably one of our most senior hire. you'll work directly with me (Filip) on literally everything. you need to be able to execute at founder level without the typical founder learning curve.
what this really is: you'll literally be me in many parts of the company. this means owning everything from high-level strategy to the occasional shitty task (until you outsource it). you'll have immediate budget to build your team, starting with an EA, but you need to be ready to do anything that needs doing.
who you are: you're likely a former startup CEO ($200k+ ARR or $2M+ raised) or early startup leader. you're exceptional at getting impossible things done. not necessarily an engineer, but technical ability is a plus - you'll be building in wordware. you actively seek out challenges and uncomfortable situations - i don't care if it's skydiving or competitive knitting, but you need to be the type of person who thrives outside their comfort zone. most importantly, you're someone who sees what needs to be done and does it without asking how.
what you'll own: literally being me in many parts of the company means everything from owning 65% of my external presence to jumping into customer calls without warning. you'll run critical initiatives, manage key relationships, and build systems to scale our impact. then you'll make yourself obsolete and move on to the next challenge.
this will only work if:
- we become friends - this isn't a 9-5 role with boundaries
- you can get shit done at my pace and eventually exceed it
- we get energy from debating and thinking together
- you're ready to dive into anything, from fundraising to fixing logistics
- you can sell to everyone - customers, candidates, investors
- your writing and communication are exceptional
tips to succeed:
- don't ask how to help - just help
- as soon as you're really good at something, hand it off or automate it
- build systems to make yourself obsolete - you are my leverage, but you need your own
- protect my time ruthlessly - we have a framework for what deserves calendar space
- be proactive about grabbing things off my plate
- turn my scattered thoughts into scalable processes
- true value means making room on both our plates while scaling impact
- build trust through execution
- (1+1) should equal 4, not 2
real talk:
- we do paid trials with "impossible" tests
- sf only, weird hours
- you need to like to step outside of your comfort zone
- yes to crossbow competitions and sauna by the sea
ready to own everything? tell me:
- most impossible thing you've achieved
- last time you stepped way outside your comfort zone
- what was the most impressive thing you built
- what social system did you hack
apply: submit your application through the link below or directly on our website
About Wordware
- 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.”
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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.*
Sign up — try the onboarding flow
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