Friday AI

Co-Founder (Technical) - FridayAI Equity: 10% Location: Remote Commitment: Full-time, hands-on builder Investment: Required (small founder-level skin in the game) Company Description FridayAI is an AI product research and engineering company building the next generation of Artificially Useful Intelligence (AUI). Our focus is simple: make AI genuinely useful in the real world. We work on enterprise-grade systems that optimize cost, speed, and intelligence by combining deep infra knowledge with applied AI design. We're currently in the final stage of building our core product - an Adaptive Context Window (ACW) engine for enterprises - and we are now expanding the founding team. Role Description We are hiring a technical co-founder who wants to build a real company, not just join a job. This is not an internship, not a side-gig, and not an advisory role. You'll directly influence architecture, product direction, business strategy, and go-to-market. You'll work with the founding team on: Scaling the ACW engine and related AI infra tools Engineering direction, architecture decisions, and hands-on development Identifying new market opportunities and helping close enterprise clients Shaping GTM strategy and product roadmap Working directly on infra cost optimization, model integration, and devops pipelines Fundraising and investor conversations Building a strong engineering culture from day one We expect someone who wants to own, build, and grow a real AI business. Required Skills Technical 2+ years Python (strong fundamentals) 2+ years FastAPI (production experience) Strong with Docker and containerized deployments Experience with Kubernetes (EKS preferred) AWS fundamentals: EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, Load Balancers, ECR, CloudWatch Comfortable with ML infra or LLM systems (not mandatory but a big plus) Strong debugging, architecture thinking, and problem-solving under pressure Founder Mindset Wants to build an actual company, not just write code Visionary thinking combined with execution discipline Comfortable with uncertainty and fast iterations Can take ownership of engineering end-to-end Strong communication and decision-making Entrepreneurial drive to push product from prototype to revenue Investment Small founder-level investment required (for skin-in-the-game and alignment) What You Get 10% equity in a fast-moving AI product company Co-founder title and full ownership of engineering roadmap Direct influence on company direction, product decisions, and tech strategy Opportunity to build enterprise-grade AI infra from scratch A chance to shape a category-defining product in a high-growth space