Layerpath

Founding AI Engineer (Voice AI, Next.js + Python + Supabase) 📍 Chennai or Remote (India preferred) | Full-time 💼 Base + ESOP | Reports directly to Samy (CTO, Layerpath) ⚠️ Before You Apply: 3 Non-Negotiables We’ve learned the hard way what works in early hires. Please read before applying: This role is not for you if: You want a cushy “AI Research” title without shipping product. You’re afraid to work across the stack (frontend + backend + AI infra). You expect detailed JIRA tickets instead of shaping the roadmap yourself. This role is for you if: You’re excited to build zero-to-one: scrappy, fast, and user-obsessed. You’ve hacked on AI for fun (show us a weekend project, not just a paper). You want to own core pieces of product, not just tasks. About the Role We’re Layerpath, an a16z-backed startup building the AI Demo Agent—an always-on marketing and sales agent that shows, tells, and qualifies buyers 24/7. We need a kick-ass engineer who loves both AI and product to help us ship fast. You’ll work on Path AI, our conversational demo agent: voice + text + visuals + actions. That means taking real-time audio, LLM reasoning, product knowledge, and making it work in a live buyer interaction. What You’ll Actually Do Architect & scale voice infra → build on LiveKit/Pipecat to handle real-time conversations. Ship STT/TTS pipelines → low latency, high quality, no excuses. Build intelligent AI flows → RAG + workflows so the agent feels smart, not scripted. Engineer end-to-end → Next.js frontend, Python/Supabase backend, AI integrations. Evaluate & iterate → ship, test, break, and improve daily with users in the loop. Minimum Qualifications You’ve built something real with AI (side project, hackathon, repo: we want to see it). Strong with Next.js, Python, Supabase . Comfortable wiring LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) into production apps. Bonus: experience with real-time audio (LiveKit, Pipecat, Twilio) . Clear communicator who thrives in small, high-trust teams. Why This Role Matters Every line of code you write and every feature you ship becomes the foundation of Path AI. You’re not just an engineer, you’re shaping the category-defining product for AI-native GTM. What You’ll Get: Competitive base + equity (founding team level). Direct access to founder, CTO, and design lead. Opportunity to ship core features of an AI agent seen by 1000+ buyers in weeks. A front-row seat to building one of the first real “agentic companies.” About Layerpath Layerpath is redefining how B2B products are demoed and sold. We’re building the Demonstration Layer for the internet - replacing static websites and canned calls with AI demo agents that qualify, explain, and convert buyers. Backed by a16z Speedrun, Jason Calacanis, and top Silicon Valley angels , we’ve already attracted 10k+ signups and dozens of paying customers. Our Culture + What We Look For We move fast, test everything, and ship in public. We don’t do bureaucracy. We don’t do “wait and see.” We do high-agency execution where speed, clarity, and ownership win. The people who thrive here: Think like founders, not employees Care about the why behind what they’re building. Love shaping process, not just following one Are excited to look back and say: “I was there when it all started.” If you’re curious, scrappy, and want to build something real, apply. Show us what you’ve hacked on, GitHub, demo, repo, anything. We don’t care about perfect resumes.