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Founding Engineer

AIRE, Remote (US and Canada)

Please reach out to recruitment@aire.xyz if you’re interested in learning more.

AIRE is building the Consumer Ownership Graph, the missing data layer for all of commerce.

Every commerce

AI system is built on intent data

searches, clicks, browses. That signal is noisy and short-lived. No one mapped ownership. Google mapped searches. Facebook mapped relationships.

We map what people actually own across brands, powering zero-friction resale, AI-driven personalization, and cross-network shopping intelligence. The product is live and growing quickly. 100+ merchant partners live. 161K monthly loyal users.

The product is live, the business model is proven, and the distribution is compounding. We're now sitting on the most unique consumer dataset in commerce - what consumers actually own across 100+ brands. We need the founding engineer who can see what this data unlocks and build it.

Where We Are

• 100+ merchant partners live (98% retention, 75% inbound)
• 1-click merchant integration unlocking Day 1 A/B tested revenue lifts (+35% AOV, +40% conversion)
• $206M+ authenticated inventory. ML-powered Gmail sync parsing 1,400+ merchant receipt formats
• 347K consumer wardrobes
• Merchant intelligence pilot delivering 16.3x revenue vs base

AI first

We've built all of this as a lean, AI-first team - multiple functions led by one person using modern AI tooling.

• Backed by angel investors from the best in tech (OpenAI, Google, Stitchfix, Meta, Pinterest, Shopstyle) and fashion (LVMH, editor-in-chief at InStyle) and top founders like: Julie Bornstein (ex-Stitch Fix COO, Daydream founder), Brian Sugar (founder PopSugar). Named Vogue Business 2025 Fashion Startup to Watch.

The Role

This is a Founding Engineer with a large equity component. We prefer folks who have already either founded or been a founding engineer of a startup.

The CEO is a former founder with an exit, with deep experience across payments, e-commerce, fashion and re-commerce. She is non-technical, which means this hire owns everything technical: architecture, AI/ML, the product, and eventually the engineering team. There is a junior 2-person existing engineering team, but no technical leadership. Just a product with proven traction, a strong roadmap, and a massive technical problem worth solving.

The business side — unlocking the unique dataset, product-market fit, the business model, and a highly compelling distribution flywheel, which is already proven. The engineering challenge is just beginning.

What You’ll Build

The Ownership Graph

Connecting consumers, products, brands, and transactions at scale. Graph database architecture

ML/NLP Pipeline

E-receipt parsing mapping 1,400+ merchant formats to auto-populate ownership data. Gmail sync at scale.

Agentic Commerce Engine

AI pricing across 10,000+ brands. Automated resale offers at peak price alignment. Zero-friction, one-click resale

Consumer Intelligence

Cross-network personalization pipeline. Complete-the-look recommendations. Push intelligence into merchant personalization offerings.

Merchant Integration Layer

Scalable API infrastructure for 100+ (and growing) Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce partners

What We’re Looking For

Production AI/ML experience

Shipped real AI-powered features to real users. LLMs (Claude, GPT, open-source models) in a production context, not just prototypes

Full-stack delivery

Backend, APIs, data pipelines, and frontend when needed. No separate teams to hand off to

Modern AI tooling fluency

Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, Codex are daily tools, not things you’ve heard of

Consumer product instinct

Built things real consumers use. Understands engagement loops, retention, and what makes a product feel magical

Early-stage DNA

Joined a company at <50 people (ideally <10) or founded your own

Ownership mindset

wants to build and lead what this becomes, not just contribute to one.

Nice to have

Personalization engines, two-sided marketplace experience, e-commerce infrastructure, graph databases, mobile (React Native)

The First 90 Days

First 30 days

Ship something. Close gaps in the existing system, stand up a working AI/ML prototype, and put together an architecture plan

First 60 days

AI-powered feature in the hands of real users. 3-month technical roadmap planned. First 1–2 engineers entering the hiring pipeline. Contributing to partner conversations with real demos

First 90 days

Multiple AI/ML features shipping.

Consumer Ownership Graph meaningfully improved

better data, better matching, better experience. Beginning to build the team

Compensation

• Significant founding-level ownership

this is one of the most generous equity packages you'll see at this stage, priced at current pre-seed valuation before the next fundraise.

Base cash salary

$100K-$250K USD, negotiable depending on experience and equity split. Founder-level cash, below market by design — the delta is the equity.

Location

Remote (US or Canada). Strong preference for Brooklyn / NYC - the CEO and Founder is Brooklyn-based but finding the right person is our top priority.

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