Join the Team

Build the AI Gateway Developers Deserve

We're a small, senior team solving hard problems in developer tooling and AI infrastructure. No bureaucracy. High autonomy. Real impact.

Why CWAI

Where Senior Engineers Thrive

We've intentionally built a culture that gets out of your way and lets you do your best work.

Senior-Only Team

No juniors to mentor, no hand-holding. Every hire is someone who can own a domain end-to-end from day one.

Async-First, Remote

Written communication over meetings. Deep work blocks protected. Work from anywhere with good internet.

Ship Fast, Iterate Faster

Weekly releases. Feature flags. Dogfood everything. Your code hits production within hours, not weeks.

Equity That Matters

Generous ISO grants with 10-year exercise window. We want you to be an owner, not just an employee.

Learning Budget

$3,000/year for courses, conferences, books, or whatever makes you better. No approval needed.

Top-Tier Hardware

M3 Max MacBook Pro or equivalent Linux rig. 4K monitor. Mechanical keyboard. Whatever you need.

The Team

Built by Developers, For Developers

We've shipped products at Vercel, Stripe, Linear, and Notion. We know the pain.

SC

Sarah Chen

Co-founder & CEO

Ex-Vercel, Stripe. Obsessed with DX and developer tools.

MR

Marcus Rodriguez

Co-founder & CTO

Ex-Linear, Notion. Built real-time collab systems at scale.

AK

Aisha Khan

Founding Engineer

Ex-GitHub, OpenAI. Distributed systems and AI infrastructure.

JL

James Liu

Founding Engineer

Ex-Ramp, Datadog. Observability and platform engineering.

Open Roles

Currently Hiring

We hire slowly and deliberately. Each role is a critical addition to the team.

High Priority

Founding Backend Engineer (Go/Rust)

Full-time · Remote

Build the core gateway that routes millions of AI requests daily. Design rate-limiting algorithms, implement model routing logic, optimize for sub-10ms p99 latency.

  • 5+ years Go or Rust in production
  • Experience with high-throughput systems
  • Deep understanding of HTTP/2, gRPC, WebSockets
  • Redis, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse at scale
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Founding Full-Stack Engineer (TypeScript/React)

Full-time · Remote

Own the developer experience end-to-end: VS Code extension, dashboard, API docs, onboarding flow. Make AI integration feel like magic.

  • 5+ years TypeScript/React ecosystem
  • VS Code extension API experience a plus
  • Obsessed with developer experience
  • Design sensibility (you have opinions on Tailwind)
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Developer Relations Engineer

Full-time · Remote

Be the voice of CWAI to developers. Write technical content, speak at conferences, build demos, gather feedback, and shape the product roadmap.

  • 3+ years engineering + public speaking/writing
  • Existing audience in dev tools/AI space
  • Comfortable on camera and on stage
  • Genuine excitement for AI tooling
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Platform/Infrastructure Engineer

Full-time · Remote

Run the infrastructure that powers CWAI. Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, security hardening, cost optimization. Make deploys boring and reliable.

  • Deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise
  • Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki
  • Security-first mindset
  • On-call rotation (compensated)
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Don't see your perfect role? We're always interested in exceptional engineers. Email us directly with your GitHub and a note on why CWAI.

Our Process

Transparent, Respectful, Fast

We respect your time. Our process takes 2-3 weeks max, with clear feedback at every stage.

01

Intro Call (30 min)

Chat with a founder. Learn about the role, share your background. No trick questions.

02

Technical Deep-Dive (60 min)

Pair program on a real problem we've faced. Use your own editor. Collaborative, not adversarial.

03

Take-Home Project (Optional, 2-4 hrs)

Small, scoped project relevant to the role. Paid at your hourly rate. We review together.

04

Team Conversation (30 min)

Meet your future teammates. Ask anything. We want you to be sure about us too.

05

Offer

Competitive salary, meaningful equity, comprehensive benefits. 10-year exercise window on ISOs.

Benefits

Investment in You

Health & Wellness

100% covered medical, dental, vision for you + dependents. Mental health stipend. Therapy covered.

Unlimited PTO

Take what you need. Minimum 3 weeks enforced. Company-wide recharge weeks in July and December.

Equity & Ownership

Generous ISO grants. 10-year post-employment exercise window. Annual refresh grants.

Learning & Growth

$3,000/year learning budget. Conference travel paid. Internal tech talks and RFC culture.

Hardware & Setup

M3 Max MacBook Pro or Linux equivalent. 4K monitor. Mechanical keyboard. $500 home office stipend.

Team Retreats

Quarterly offsites in interesting locations. All expenses paid. Work hard, play hard together.

Ready to Build Something That Matters?

We're looking for a few exceptional engineers to join the founding team. Let's talk.

Email Us Directly