What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Engineer position at Neuralwatt?
Energy is the #1 constraint in new datacenter buildouts. Neuralwatt is reshaping AI compute around energy efficiency to maximize revenue per kilowatt. We’re a VC-backed, early-stage startup building optimization tools for AI, HPC, and datacenter workloads.
We're hiring 2 founding engineers to help architect our core systems and work directly with customers.
What you'll do:
Technically:
- Architect critical datacenter infrastructure
- Write Rust and Python
- Measure real-world energy impact
- Design state-of-the-art AI-led optimizations
Non-technically:
- Help build the business and win customers
- Present at conferences
- Develop marketing and company materials
Requirements:
- 5–10 years of software development experience
- Thrive in ambiguous, outcome-driven environments
- Experience working closely with customers
- Clear communication and strong leadership
- Familiarity with LLM/AI infrastructure
Location: Remote-first, but we meet regularly in Seattle/Denver metro areas.
Salary: $180k-$220k depending upon experience
Salary : $180,000 - $220,000