Ex-Founder Technical @ Retell AI
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About Retell AI
At Retell AI, we're not just automating calls—we’re transforming how the world communicates. Our AI voice agents are reshaping sales, support, and customer engagement for leading brands. Backed by Alt Capital, Y Combinator, and top-tier investors, we've raised $4.7M in seed funding and hit $23M ARR with just 20 people.
We're one of the fastest-growing Voice AI startups on a mission to become the standard for voice automation at scale. Check us out on the Top Lean AI Native Companies Leaderboard.
About The Role
As an Ex-Founder Technical at Retell AI, you’ll join as a versatile, high-impact leader, shaping our AI voice platform in its earliest stages. Leveraging your startup experience, you’ll wear multiple hats, spanning product, engineering, and strategy to drive innovation and execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive 0→1 initiatives from ideation to execution across product, engineering, or growth.
- Build and iterate on core platform features using Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Collaborate with co-founders to define product strategy and prioritize roadmaps.
- Tackle ambiguous problems by prototyping and shipping production-ready systems.
- Mentor early team members and translate market feedback into actionable improvements.
You Might Thrive if You
- You have founded or co-founded a tech startup.
- You possess 2+ years of software development and startup operations experience.
- You excel in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- You take ownership like a founder and communicate clearly.
- You learn quickly and embrace new challenges and tools.
GTM / PLG Path
- You have founded or co-founded a product-led startup.
- You have 2+ years in PLG, growth, or GTM roles.
- You thrive juggling experiments in acquisition, activation, and retention.
- You design growth loops, run campaigns, and iterate onboarding experiences.
- You communicate clearly, aligning teams around GTM insights.
Job Details
Job Type: Full-time, 70 hr/week (50 hr/week onsite + 20 hr/week work from home)
Cash Compensation: $215k – $290k
Equity: 0.2% – 0.6%
Location: Redwood City, CA, US
Retell AI is open to sponsoring work authorization for qualified candidates including various US visas.
Other Benefits
100% medical, dental, vision coverage, unlimited meals and snacks, gym and commute fee reimbursement, plus internet and phone bills covered.
Compensation Philosophy
Best Offer Upfront with no negotiation needed, top market pay, high ownership, and performance-based offers tied to interview performance.
Interview Process
Focused conversations with Retell's co-founders covering product thinking, technical ability, and cultural alignment.
Learn More
Visit Retell AI to shape the future of voice automation with a category-defining platform.
Key skills/competency
- Voice AI
- Startup
- 0 to 1
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Product Strategy
- Engineering
- Growth
- Mentorship
How to Get Hired at Retell AI
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Highlight startup and technical leadership experience.
- Showcase your projects: Detail 0 to 1 product development successes.
- Research Retell AI: Understand their voice automation vision and culture.
- Prepare for interviews: Focus on product strategy and technical skills.