Founding Engineer

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לפני 14 ימים

We're building Bonds - Duolingo meets TikTok meets ChatGPT for relationships. We've onboarded ~1,000 users, with 67% second-session retention, 15%+ week-4 retention, and strong early signs of payment intent. Our team includes leaders from Meta, Google, Wix, Viber, and Trax, and we're backed by the CEO and President of Wix. We're hiring a full-time, hands-on founding engineer to lead architecture, mobile, and AI with the potential to join at a founder level.About BondsBonds is redefining how people invest in their relationships, starting with romantic ones. We blend clinical psychology, AI, and short-form video to deliver daily insights that help couples reduce conflict, deepen intimacy, and grow together in a way that feels modern, personal, and emotionally engaging.Our traction so far:

~1,000 early users (US & Canada)
67% second-session retention
15%+ week-4 retention
Clear signals of payment intent

Our investors include the CEO and President of Wix, as well as a European investor with three unicorns in their portfolio.Why This Role MattersThis is more than a build-and-ship job. We're creating the category-defining platform for relationship growth. The technical decisions made now across architecture, AI, and product velocity will define what we become.We believe:

AI isn't an add-on, it's the core intelligence layer powering personalized guidance, reflection, and emotional growth.
A modular, scalable system is essential to serve millions.
The best products are built by small, mission-aligned teams who move fast and own outcomes.

What You'll Own

Lead our architecture, backend, and mobile infrastructure
Extend and evolve our hybrid stack (Bubble + Natively → React Native, Flutter, or similar)
Design and launch AI-powered coaching features (OpenAI, Azure, etc.)
Build and optimize in-app purchases (iOS & Android)
Manage outsourced devs and QA, and shape the future tech team
Ship quickly alongside product, psychology, and design leads
Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap and hiring strategy

This is a full-time, paid role that is a foundational hire with meaningful equity and potential to evolve into a co-founder-level position.You Might Be a Fit If You…

You're a mission-driven builder who wants to create something that improves people's lives.
Have built and shipped B2C mobile apps (wellness, social, or productivity a plus)
Think like a systems architect but love writing real code
Are fluent across hybrid stacks and can lead a re-platforming process
Care deeply about UX, emotional outcomes, and product quality
Are self-driven and curious about AI, LLMs and prompt engineering

Who You'll Work With

Lior Illouz - ex-Meta and Trax GTM leader; launched global products across Singapore, London, and Tel Aviv
Daphna Ofek - ex-Wix (pre-IPO) and Waze (Google) product leader; previously CPO at Viber (Rakuten)
Lior Kritzman - Clinical psychologist focused on trust, conflict resolution, and emotional growth
Incoming Marketing Lead - B2C growth operator who scaled a U.S. consumer app to 10M+ users, expected to join soon

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