Founding Engineer at Catalon
About The Position
As the first engineer at Catalon, you will build the AI-native infrastructure automating manual workflows for the $6 trillion chemical industry. Working directly with founders from Tesla and Oxford Physics, you will own the entire stack—from agentic orchestration to production deployment—transforming how global manufacturers handle complex operations in a high-trust, zero-bureaucracy environment. Join as employee #1 at an Entrepreneur First S25 company already deployed with chemical companies, offering massive ownership and 0.5-1% equity. Solve high-stakes problems in a massive, $6 trillion traditional market that still relies on manual processes, email, and legacy spreadsheets. Work in a high-velocity environment with founders from top-tier backgrounds (Tesla, Berkeley, Oxford Physics) using a cutting-edge, AI-native technical stack.
Requirements
- Has 1-4 years of post-grad experience and a proven track record of shipping production-grade AI products or complex B2B SaaS systems end-to-end.
- Demonstrates deep technical expertise in agentic orchestration (chain-of-thought, evals, RAG) and is comfortable managing the ambiguity of a pre-seed startup.
- Possesses an "obsessed" problem-solving mindset, likely evidenced by building ambitious side projects just for fun and a desire to own the entire product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build agentic AI systems using Pydantic AI, MCP servers, and tool-use orchestration to automate complex chemical industry workflows.
- Design and implement end-to-end features across the full stack, including React/Next.js frontends, Postgres databases, and robust API integrations with ERPs like SAP and Oracle.
- Shape the foundational engineering culture and technical roadmap while iterating directly with customers to turn ambiguous problems into shipped products.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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