Head of Applied AI Engineering - Co-founder (IIT/BITS/IIIT/NIT)
PollCast is building an AI-first social platform merging social distribution with consumer intelligence. The role is for the first engineering hire who will architect the system, define the culture, and transition into a CTO position. Candidates need to have experience scaling systems and operating in high-ambiguity environments. This is a founding-level position requiring full technical ownership.
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Experience
Experience not specified
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
PollCast is building an AI-first social platform merging social distribution with consumer intelligence. The role is for the first engineering hire who will architect the system, define the culture, and transition into a CTO position. Candidates need to have experience scaling systems and operating in high-ambiguity environments. This is a founding-level position requiring full technical ownership.
TAL's take
High-risk, high-reward founding role at an early-stage startup with unclear technical stack requirements.
The JD is heavy on vision and attitude but lacks specific technical requirements, stack information, or product maturity details.
Watchouts
- vague compensation
- demands pedigree requirements in title
- aggressive tone ('not for folks looking to settle down')
Must haves
- Experience with systems breaking under scale
- Strong opinions on architecture and data
- Ability to operate in extreme ambiguity
- First engineering hire mindset
About the company
Unfamiliar early-stage startup, default mid-tier.