Founding Engineer
About TradeFormAI agents are changing how enterprise work gets done.Direct procurement teams still operate across fragmented systems, spreadsheets, supplier emails, PDFs, and workflows that depend heavily on institutional knowledge.TradeForm is building the first proactive AI workforce for direct procurement. Our platform unifies and enriches procurement data, then puts it to work through secure agents that execute complex workflows across sourcing, supplier management, and supply-chain risk.As a Founding Engineer, you will build the systems that let enterprise teams trust an agent with high-stakes procurement work. You will structure millions of procurement records, own integrations with enterprise systems, ship workflows customers use daily, and help determine the product roadmap.What You’ll DoBuild and ship across our frontend, backend, data infrastructure, and deployment stackOwn features from the initial customer conversation through deployment and iterationDevelop reliable agent workflows, evaluations, and AI/ML pipelinesDesign data schemas for complex procurement, manufacturing, and ERP dataBuild harnesses and guardrails that make agent actions safe and auditableEstablish engineering practices that will shape the future teamWhat We’re Looking ForHigh ownership, low ego, and comfort with direct feedbackStrong computer science fundamentalsFluency in at least one of Python, TypeScript, Java, or C++ and modern backend frameworks (Next.js, FastAPI, Postgres, or similar)Ability to work across frontend, backend, databases, APIs, and infrastructureExperience designing scalable backend systems, databases, and distributed architecturesProficiency in cloud infrastructure deployment and scalability using AWS, Azure, GCPStrong understanding of LLMs, agents, tool use, ML infrastructure, and evaluationClear communication and an ability to translate messy customer problems into reliable softwareEvidence that you build things without being assigned them, such as open-source projects, research systems, or products with real users, among othersPrior exposure or interest in learning procurement, supply chains, ERP systems, and manufacturingExceptional new graduates and engineers with 2 to 4 years of experience are encouraged to apply. Permanent U.S. residents only.Why TradeForm?TradeForm is backed by former Fortune 50 biotech and automotive executives, early investors in Netflix, DoorDash, Stripe, Lyft, and Cerebras, and the founder of a multibillion-dollar procurement company.You will work directly with enterprise customers, ship real production features, and have meaningful influence over our product, architecture, and engineering culture.Interview ProcessOur process includes an introductory call, a short take-home exercise, a technical conversation covering your solution and systems you’ve built in the past, and a paid 2-to-5-day work trial on a real procurement problem.ApplyApply and email recruiting@trade-form.com with the most exceptional thing you’ve built. Include a link, a few sentences explaining what you personally owned, and why you want to join TradeForm at this stage.