Founding engineer (Backend + AI)

Open Posted on May 13, 2026

At a glance

Pay
$36 – $60/yr
Type
Full Time
Location
RemoteBengaluru, IN
Posted
May 13, 2026
Company size
Startup (1-50)
Industry
Technology/Software

About the role

Introduction

Do you like testing? If not, you’re not alone—no engineer enjoys doing it. That’s why we’re building the most advanced AI agents for UI automation at Narrative.

Our goal is to help save engineering time while improving the quality of the products companies ship. Our agents can generate test plans, automate browser testing, and dynamically adapt to evolving products—all without requiring any code.

We are a YC backed startup looking for a founding engineer (Backend and AI) to help build amazing product for our customers.

Team

  • Suchit (CEO): ex-Uber Freight, Palantir, Thumbtack, Crew
  • Kiran Kumar (HoE): WeWork, MediBuddy
  • Shivam (Founding eng): ex-Matter.AI
  • Naman (Founding eng): ex-Petavue
  • Srayash (Intern): IITG

Benefits

  • Work in IST hours.
  • A+ engineering culture.
  • Build cutting edge AI product from the ground up.
  • Gain hands-on exposure to fundraising, scaling, hiring, and finding PMF.
  • Competitive salary ($36k-$60k) + esop ($15k-$75k).

Requirements

  • Expert in Python.
  • 4+ years of experience in startups.
  • Located in Bangalore.
  • Okay to work 6 days a week (1 day in office).
  • Built customer facing features.
  • Interview process
  • Intro call with Suchit (30mins)
  • Technical interview with eng team (2hrs)
  • Work together (2 days)
  • Final offer
  • If you are interested in this role, please send me a message starting with NARRATIVE_YC and share 1 project that have you worked on recently. No need to include anything else.

About Narrative

Narrative
Technology/Software · Startup (1-50)
YC Backed

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