Standout
Actively Hiring

Founding AI Product Engineer

San Francisco, CA
Full-time

About the role

Founding AI Product Engineer role owning a full slice of Standout end-to-end — either the company experience (how hiring managers brief us, see talent, decide) or the talent experience (how the people we represent get found, profiled, and intro'd). Responsible for UX, UI, and the conversational agent. Stack includes Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind, Postgres + Prisma, Anthropic + LangGraph agents, OpenSearch.

About Standout

Standout operates an AI-powered talent agent and hiring marketplace for technology professionals and startups. Its agents assess candidates and hiring needs, then facilitate direct introductions when both sides are interested. Candidate representation is free, while companies pay when they hire.

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Job details

Location

San Francisco, CA

Company

NameStandout
IndustryOther
Team Size7

Funding

Total raised

$5.5M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Inovo.vc
Pioneer Fund
Eight Capital
Palm Drive Capital

Founders

Alexis Aftalion

Alexis Aftalion

Co-Founder & CEO

LinkedIn
Witold de La Chapelle

Witold de La Chapelle

Co-Founder & CTO

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.