Founding Fullstack Engineer

Liminary is building the future of knowledge work.

Liminary is building a cognitive companion for knowledge workers that fundamentally transforms how people work with information. In a world drowning in scattered information and AI-generated content, we're creating an ambient AI that works alongside you, seamlessly saving and surfacing the right knowledge exactly when you need it.

We're not just building another tool — we're revolutionizing knowledge work by eliminating the mundane tasks of information management and enabling people to focus on what truly matters: their unique human perspectives and insights.

About the role

We're seeking a full-stack engineer to help build our cognitive companion for knowledge workers. You'll craft seamless experiences across Web, Desktop, and Chrome extensions that transform how people interact with their information. As an early team member, you'll shape our technical foundation, working at the intersection of advanced AI capabilities and intuitive user interfaces. Your work will directly impact how people think, work, and manage information in entirely new ways.

At Liminary, we take full ownership of our work and drive projects from concept to production. Our culture emphasizes pragmatic decision-making, balancing speed with quality, and choosing proven technologies while staying curious about meaningful innovations. We are constantly iterating based on user feedback, and we believe in being scrappy so we can fail fast and move forward.

You'll be joining a team that moves fast and thinks deeply, values trust above all, and believes that human creativity and collaboration are our greatest strengths.

You would enjoy being a member of our team if you:

• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, wearing different hats while being able to work with team members who are located in other timezones
• Build robust, well-architected systems and stay pragmatic about evolving requirements, bringing strong opinions about technical excellence and user impact
• Are energized by exploring the possibilities at the intersection of AI systems and human cognition
• Balance enjoying the journey with maintaining a clear focus on outcomes
• Take pride in your work and inspire excellence in those around you
• Bring interdisciplinary thinking to your work, drawing from interests beyond technology to inform our approach to human-AI interaction
• Value user trust, privacy, and security as core tenants of product development

Responsibilities

• Design and implement full-stack features across our web application, desktop client, and Chrome extension, ensuring a consistent and high-quality user experience across all platforms
• Build and maintain robust React-based front-end components that deliver exceptional performance and user experience
• In partnership with Design and Product, build delightful, pixel-perfect user experiences that are snappy and sweat the details on performance
• Collaborate with our AI team to integrate machine learning models and AI capabilities into our product suite, focusing on practical applications that solve real user problems
• Implement and maintain cross-platform communication protocols, ensuring seamless data flow between web, desktop, and extension components
• Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning by mentoring team members, championing best practices, and helping establish the engineering values that will shape our company's future

Qualifications

Required

• Brings proven experience in full-stack development
• Strong experience in both front-end React, Typescript, Angular, HTML/CSS) and back-end (Node.js, Python) development
• Has experience operating on 0-to-1 products and/or in a startup environment
• Proven track record of developing and shipping production-quality full-stack applications
• Hands-on experience working with AI/ML technologies, particularly in user-facing applications, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure and services (AWS or equivalent)
• Has experience with cross-platform development (Web, Desktop, Browser Extensions)

Preferred

• Has experience with Electron or similar desktop application frameworks
• Has worked with NLP and ML models before and understands their capabilities and limitations
• Has experience with Chrome Extension development
• Knowledge of WebSocket protocols, Local Storage, and real-time applications
• Background in building developer tools or productivity applications
• Has experience with responsive design and cross-browser compatibility

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Don’t meet every single requirement listed above? That's ok. If you’re excited about this role and our mission, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.