India First Engineer

Supply & Friends is a New York City based AI company building modern, beautiful software for the fashion industry, the world’s largest creative industry and its most global. Our mission is to grow global GDP and connect the world's cultures.India is one of the most ambitious and future-facing countries in the world, and is central to our mission. We are excited to bring on our First India Engineer in Hyderabad, Bangalore, or Chennai to help us build the next generation of AI-native product (and infra).We are intentionally discreet about what we are building. You will learn more when we chat.Our core valuesUnflinching Optimism. Let's make this world even better.Global DNA: Think, act, be global from day one.Respect the domain. Study it and learn from others to master it.1st generation immigrant mindset. Work hard, don't take anything for granted.Honest trade & commerce. Act with integrity.Bring beauty into the world. Let our products reflect the beauty of the industry we serve.Arm the makers. Free them up with great technology to do what they do best: CREATE.Customers, customers, customers. Always start with the customer first.About the RoleWe are looking for a Full-Stack + LLM Engineer in India who wants real ownership and intensity.Not a narrow specialist.Not a pure researcher.Not a ticket-closer.We want a hacker and builder. You will not be a small cog in a large machine. You will help define how this product evolves.This is a fast-moving, high ownership role. You will be our 1st engineer in India and a foundational part of our long-term presence here.We operate at very high intensity. 70+ hours and 6+ days per week is normal for us. This is not seasonal. This is how we build. If you are optimizing for balance first, this is not the right role for you.Role missionDesign, build, and ship AI-native web experiences that combine world-class full-stack engineering with real-world LLM systems -- including reasoning models, decision models, and agentic pipelines -- helping us take an AI-native product used by global customers from early traction to real scale.You will:Build beautiful, fast, production-grade frontend systems in ReactArchitect and own backend systems: APIs, data models, and servicesIntegrate and orchestrate LLM workflows -- including reasoning models, decision models, and multi-step agentic pipelines -- into product flowsOwn features end-to-end, from idea to shipped codeDefine how AI features are surfaced and integrated into core product workflowsContinuously improve the quality, reliability, and UX of AI-powered features in productionRole outcomesWithin the first two weeks:Understand customers, product, UX philosophy, tech stack & AI architectureFamiliarize yourself with the codebase, internal tools, and servicesShip meaningful code, including at least 1 featureWithin 45 days:Own full features across frontend, backend, and LLM logicImprove UX polish and system responsivenessPropose improvements to AI workflowsWithin 90 days:Architect and ship major AI-powered product flowsTake responsibility for performance, reliability, and LLM evaluation workflowsImprove our team workflows to be more efficient and productiveWithin 6-12 months:Help build the India engineering coreRaise the bar on full-stack craft and AI-native thinkingLead major product surfaces across web and mobileTravel occasionally to meet customers globallyAlways:Talk directly to users around the worldShip fastIterateMaintain high standards for reliability and stabilityOur tech stackAI: GPT, Gemini, Claude, GLM (Zhipu), Jev (TypeSafe), Cursor, evaluation pipelinesFrontend: React, Vite, TailwindBackend: NodeJS, Express, Postgres, AWS, Modal, DeepInfra, CloudfrontML / open source: SigLIP, OWL-ViT v2, DINOv2, pHash, dHashAnalytics: Posthog, SentryYou:Have 3 to 7 years of experience building real products end-to-end, across frontend and backendAre extremely strong in React and modern frontend frameworksHave solid backend experience: API design, data modeling, and building reliable servicesHave built and shipped things outside of your job simply because you were curious, and can show us what you madeThink like a product owner, not just an implementer, and care about the customer and businessCare deeply about UX, speed, and polishHave built real LLM-powered features in production -- not just demos -- using reasoning models, decision models, agentic pipelines, structured outputs, and evaluation frameworksUnderstand prompt engineering, context management, and failure handling at scaleHave worked with or have a point of view on decision models like Jev and how they differ from traditional generative LLMsWant your code to have impact and you're a self-motivated super hard workerAre excited to work fully remotely (and occasionally in person)Live in Hyderabad, Bangalore, or Chennai and are excited to be based there long-termBonus points if you:Have worked at a high-grade startup or product company (Swiggy, Zepto, Razorpay, Meesho, CRED, Groww, or similar)Have prior experience in B2B SaaS, fashion tech, or e-commerceHave an eye for design and/or a sense of craftsmanshipAre a curious world citizen with empathy for other cultures and/or speak 2+ languagesHave built personal AI tools, bots, SaaS, or internal productivity systemsHave contributed to open sourceWhat's in this for youHigh ownership from day oneDirect exposure to global customersTravel opportunitiesSalary competitive for the India market, with equity upside (stock options).The opportunity to become a foundational engineering leader in IndiaHow to applyWe are intentionally selective and use a rigorous process.If this excites you, please get started by applying on LinkedIn. 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