Fermi AI - Junior Founding Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Hybrid+ Equity2w ago

Requirements

• This is a 5-day on-site role from HSR, Bengaluru • Immediate joiners preferred • Kindly do not apply if • You want a remote/hybrid (this is onsite Bangalore only). • You prefer narrow tickets and minimal ambiguity. • You’re not excited about production engineering (monitoring, reliability, cost, latency). • You want a highly structured, slow-moving product organization. • You are a great fit if... • You enjoy turning messy problems into concrete solutions • You thrive in fast-moving, low-process environments • Meraki Labs is at the forefront of India's deep-tech innovation landscape, operating as a dynamic venture studio founded by visionary entrepreneurs Mukesh Bansal (Founder - Myntra, Cure Fit) and Peeyush Ranjan (Former Google VP and Flipkart CTO). Our mission is to build and rapidly scale AI-first, "moonshot" startups—transforming groundbreaking ideas into next-generation industry leaders. We partner closely with exceptional founders, helping their ventures go from concept to impact. • venture studio • Mukesh Bansal (Founder - Myntra, Cure Fit) and Peeyush Ranjan (Former Google VP and Flipkart CTO) • The Experience: 4–7 years building real products full-stack. • AI-Native (or All-In): You already build with AI coding tools, or you're ready to go all-in tomorrow. • AI-Native (or All-In): • Solid Fundamentals: Dependable across modern frontend and backend; you write code that holds up. • Solid Fundamentals: • Generalist Mindset: Low ego, high output, willing to pick up whatever moves the product. • Generalist Mindset: • Coachable: You want a senior partner to learn from, not just a ticket queue. • Coachable: • Technical Keywords We Value • Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript. • Frontend: • Backend: Node.js / Python / Java (language-agnostic); REST/GraphQL; PostgreSQL. • Backend: • AI-Native Dev: Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot. • AI-Native Dev: • AI App Layer: LLM API integration, basic RAG/vector DB familiarity. • AI App Layer: • Cloud: AWS/GCP/Azure basics, Docker. • Cloud:

Responsibilities

• Build across the stack: Own features from spec to production — frontend, backend, and the integrations in between. • Build across the stack: • Move fast with AI: Use AI IDEs to ship at speed, and own the quality of what you put your name on. • Move fast with AI: • Run the day-to-day: Bugs, tests, and deploys — on the golden paths the SRE provides, under the rails your senior partner sets. • Run the day-to-day: • Compound quickly: Absorb architecture and production thinking from your senior partner and take on more ownership every sprint. • Compound quickly:

Benefits

• Direct mentorship from a senior builder on a tiny, high-trust team, enabling enterprise-level vibe coding. • Real ownership of shipped products from day one — no warming the bench. • A front-row seat to take an idea from zero to market. • An opportunity to directly work with founders. • High autonomy and ownership of the frontend roadmap. • Meaningful ESOP. • The chance to build in an AI-native environment. • Competitive compensation and the opportunity to shape the engineering culture of a growing team.