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Founding Engineer
Accepting applicationsMeraki Labs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Full-Time Mid_senior AIJavaPythonaiate
Posted
2d ago
Category
Manufacturing
Experience
Mid_senior
Country
India
Founding Engineer (AI-Native Builder)
Experience: 7–12 yrs (flexible for demonstrated shipping velocity)
This is a 5-day on-site role from HSR, Bengaluru
Immediate joiners preferred
Kindly do not apply if
You want a remote/hybrid (this is onsite Bangalore only).
You prefer narrow tickets and minimal ambiguity.
You’re not excited about production engineering (monitoring, reliability, cost, latency).
You want a highly structured, slow-moving product organization.
You are a great fit if...
You enjoy turning messy problems into concrete solutions
You thrive in fast-moving, low-process environments
About Meraki Labs
Meraki Labs is at the forefront of India's deep-tech innovation landscape, operating as a dynamic venture studio founded by visionary entrepreneurs Mukesh Bansal (Founder, Myntra, Cure Fit) and Peeyush Ranjan (Former Google VP and Flipkart CTO). Our mission is to build and rapidly scale AI-first, "moonshot" startups—transforming groundbreaking ideas into next-generation industry leaders. We partner closely with exceptional founders, helping their ventures go from concept to impact.
The Role
You ship production-grade products in weeks, not quarters. You are an AI-native generalist who treats modern AI IDEs as a force multiplier — but you own the architecture, the quality, and the production-readiness that AI can't. You'll be one of two engineers on a single startup idea, acting as a high-output IC while setting the technical "rails" and mentoring your Full Stack partner. You report to the problem, and often directly to the founder.
What You'll Do
Ship 0-to-1: Take an ambiguous problem statement from a founder and turn it into a live, production-grade product in weeks — frontend, backend, data, and integrations.
Build AI-native: Use Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Code / Copilot as your default workflow. You have strong opinions on where they accelerate you and where they need a human architect.
Own the whole stack: Modern frontend, backend services, data layer, and third-party + LLM API integrations. No throwing work over a wall.
Set the rails: Establish architecture, code standards, and review discipline for your Junior FS partner — so velocity doesn't become tech debt.
Make production-grade calls: Auth, security, error handling, observability, and graceful failure — you know the difference between a demo and a system that survives real users.
What We're Looking For
The Range: Genuine full-stack depth — you can own a React/Next frontend and a backend service with equal confidence.
AI-Native Velocity: A track record of shipping real products fast with AI tooling. We flex on years for the right portfolio — a sharp builder who ships beats a long résumé that doesn't.
Production Taste: You instinctively harden what you build. You've scaled something real and felt the consequences of cutting the wrong corner.
Founder-Grade Ownership: High autonomy, high accountability, and the EQ to mentor a junior partner rather than just out-code them.
Bias to Ship: Comfort with ambiguity and a deep discomfort with sitting still.
Technical Keywords We Value
Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind.
Backend: Node.js / Python / Java (language-agnostic); REST/GraphQL; PostgreSQL.
AI-Native Dev: Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, v0.
AI App Layer: LLM API integration (OpenAI / Anthropic), RAG pipelines, vector DBs (Pinecone / pgvector).
Cloud: AWS preferred or GCP/Azure. Docker and Kubernetes.
Why This Role?
You define the technical foundation of a company from line one and enable enterprise-level vibe coding.
You build in an environment that rewards AI experimentation and shipping speed over legacy maintenance.
Your architectural decisions outlive the prototype — what you build goes to market.
Why Join Us?
An opportunity to directly work with founders.
High autonomy and ownership of the frontend roadmap.
Meaningful ESOP.
The chance to build in an AI-native environment.
Competitive compensation and the opportunity to shape the engineering culture of a growing team.
Interview Process
Technical Round 1 - 60 minutes
Take Home Assignment + Panel Presentation
Culture Fitment
The Recruiter for this role is Ritesh Kalvellu - ritesh@merakilabs.com. You can connect with him for queries about the role.
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Experience: 7–12 yrs (flexible for demonstrated shipping velocity)
This is a 5-day on-site role from HSR, Bengaluru
Immediate joiners preferred
Kindly do not apply if
You want a remote/hybrid (this is onsite Bangalore only).
You prefer narrow tickets and minimal ambiguity.
You’re not excited about production engineering (monitoring, reliability, cost, latency).
You want a highly structured, slow-moving product organization.
You are a great fit if...
You enjoy turning messy problems into concrete solutions
You thrive in fast-moving, low-process environments
About Meraki Labs
Meraki Labs is at the forefront of India's deep-tech innovation landscape, operating as a dynamic venture studio founded by visionary entrepreneurs Mukesh Bansal (Founder, Myntra, Cure Fit) and Peeyush Ranjan (Former Google VP and Flipkart CTO). Our mission is to build and rapidly scale AI-first, "moonshot" startups—transforming groundbreaking ideas into next-generation industry leaders. We partner closely with exceptional founders, helping their ventures go from concept to impact.
The Role
You ship production-grade products in weeks, not quarters. You are an AI-native generalist who treats modern AI IDEs as a force multiplier — but you own the architecture, the quality, and the production-readiness that AI can't. You'll be one of two engineers on a single startup idea, acting as a high-output IC while setting the technical "rails" and mentoring your Full Stack partner. You report to the problem, and often directly to the founder.
What You'll Do
Ship 0-to-1: Take an ambiguous problem statement from a founder and turn it into a live, production-grade product in weeks — frontend, backend, data, and integrations.
Build AI-native: Use Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Code / Copilot as your default workflow. You have strong opinions on where they accelerate you and where they need a human architect.
Own the whole stack: Modern frontend, backend services, data layer, and third-party + LLM API integrations. No throwing work over a wall.
Set the rails: Establish architecture, code standards, and review discipline for your Junior FS partner — so velocity doesn't become tech debt.
Make production-grade calls: Auth, security, error handling, observability, and graceful failure — you know the difference between a demo and a system that survives real users.
What We're Looking For
The Range: Genuine full-stack depth — you can own a React/Next frontend and a backend service with equal confidence.
AI-Native Velocity: A track record of shipping real products fast with AI tooling. We flex on years for the right portfolio — a sharp builder who ships beats a long résumé that doesn't.
Production Taste: You instinctively harden what you build. You've scaled something real and felt the consequences of cutting the wrong corner.
Founder-Grade Ownership: High autonomy, high accountability, and the EQ to mentor a junior partner rather than just out-code them.
Bias to Ship: Comfort with ambiguity and a deep discomfort with sitting still.
Technical Keywords We Value
Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind.
Backend: Node.js / Python / Java (language-agnostic); REST/GraphQL; PostgreSQL.
AI-Native Dev: Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, v0.
AI App Layer: LLM API integration (OpenAI / Anthropic), RAG pipelines, vector DBs (Pinecone / pgvector).
Cloud: AWS preferred or GCP/Azure. Docker and Kubernetes.
Why This Role?
You define the technical foundation of a company from line one and enable enterprise-level vibe coding.
You build in an environment that rewards AI experimentation and shipping speed over legacy maintenance.
Your architectural decisions outlive the prototype — what you build goes to market.
Why Join Us?
An opportunity to directly work with founders.
High autonomy and ownership of the frontend roadmap.
Meaningful ESOP.
The chance to build in an AI-native environment.
Competitive compensation and the opportunity to shape the engineering culture of a growing team.
Interview Process
Technical Round 1 - 60 minutes
Take Home Assignment + Panel Presentation
Culture Fitment
The Recruiter for this role is Ritesh Kalvellu - ritesh@merakilabs.com. You can connect with him for queries about the role.
Show more Show less