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StarCast
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StarCast is building the trust, licensing and rights infrastructure of AI likeness economy
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    Based on past data, StarCast usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks

Founding AI Engineer (cracked devs only)

  • $10k – $40k • 35.0% – 50.0%
  • |Remote (
    Austin • 
    +11)
  • |1 year of exp
  • |Cofounder
Reposted: 3 weeks ago• Recruiter recently active
Remote Work Policy

Remote only

Company Location
Addis Ababa
Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

Preferred Timezones
Eastern Time
RelocationAllowed
Skills
Python
Computer Vision
Node.js
Software Architecture
Distributed Systems
Redis
PostgreSQL
Ffmpeg
API
OAuth
TypeScript
Docker
React.js
AWS
Kubernetes
Diffusion Models
Next.Js
FastAPI
Supabase
Generative AI
Stable Diffusion
LLMs
ComfyUI
Langgraph
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Asynchronous Processing

About the job

• Forget your Degree , We're looking for Cracked Devs •

StarCast is building the trust, licensing, and rights infrastructure for the AI likeness economy.
We're creating the infrastructure layer that enables trusted AI identity, licensing, consent, and ownership at internet scale.
We're looking for a founding engineer to build that platform.

About the Role

  • You will help build a venture-scale startup from the ground up.
  • This isn't a traditional engineering role. You'll join as an early technical partner with the opportunity to grow into the CTO as we scale.
  • Build an MVP with complex workflows and transform it into a secure, scalable production platform capable of serving creators, businesses, and enterprise customers worldwide.

We're Looking For Someone Who

  • Has built AI products not just AI demo
  • Understands modern AI architectures (LLMs, agents, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, MCP, tool calling)
  • Can design scalable cloud-native systems and APIs
  • Has experience with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and high-scale backend engineering
  • Thinks in systems, not features
  • Enjoys solving difficult infrastructure problems from first principles
  • Wants to build a category-defining startup over the next decade

Don't waste our time...

  • If you don't have a related portfolio
  • If you aren't ready to co-found a startup
  • If you're not fast, patient and long-term thinker
  • If you're not CRAAAZY

Bonuses +++

  • AI video, voice, or computer vision experience
  • Build AI-native platform architecture
  • Distributed backend systems and event-driven services
  • LLM and multimodal AI integrations
  • AI orchestration and agentic workflows
  • API-first platform design and developer infrastructure
  • Identity, authentication, authorization, and security architecture
  • Scalable data models, caching, queues, and asynchronous processing

This is equity first co-founding role with a path to CTO. Future Salary depends on funding.
**No salary at this stage

If you want to setup a US company, partner with founder from Ethiopia and build the infrastructure layer for the AI likeness economy not just another AI application we'd love to talk.

Website: www.joinstarcast.com

About the company

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StarCast

Actively Hiring
StarCast is building the trust, licensing and rights infrastructure of AI likeness economy1-10 Employees
Company Location
Addis Ababa
Company Size
1-10
Company Type
Artificial Intelligence
Company Industries
B2B · SaaS · Mobile · Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
  • Top 10% of responders
    StarCast is in the top 10% of companies in terms of response time to applications
  • Responds within two weeks
    Based on past data, StarCast usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks
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