CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN ~1 HOUR OF RTP NORTH CAROLINA (CHAPEL HILL, DURHAM, RALEIGH)
Company Overview
Virnika is an early-stage startup building an AI agent platform designed to transform restaurant operations. Founded by industry veterans with deep knowledge of restaurant technology, we are passionate about solving the unique challenges faced by this sector. We’ve already achieved key milestones: raising capital from the Tweener Fund and Primordial, and securing the NC Idea Seed Grant. With our MVP in the field and plans to raise a seed round in Q1, we’re growing fast and looking for someone who can help us accelerate. As a small team of three, your contributions will be pivotal in shaping our direction and driving our success.
Role Overview and Impact
We’re looking for a talented engineer to help turn our prototypes and MVPs into scalable, production-ready tools that can support our first $10M in revenue—without needing extensive oversight. Our CTO, Logan, holds a Ph.D. in AI and brings deep technical expertise, but we need your skills to elevate our systems to the next level.
In this role, you’ll:
- Shape and implement technical architecture, bringing your ideas to life.
- Build mission-critical systems that enable our AI agents to excel in restaurant operations.
- Operate with autonomy in a no-micromanagement environment.
Whether you aspire to lead and mentor others as the team grows or prefer to focus on building exceptional systems, we’ll support your career ambitions. If you’re extraordinary at engineering and want to stay hands-on, we celebrate that too.
Core Responsibilities
- Architect and develop low-latency AI systems and data pipelines
- Build robust cloud infrastructure and full-stack applications
- Create and maintain integrations with restaurant POS systems
- Lead development of internal tools and customer-facing products
- Guide technical strategy and mentor future team members
Must Have
- 5+ years building production software systems
- Expert-level JavaScript/TypeScript development
- Production experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js)
- Strong cloud infrastructure and deployment skills
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to learn quickly
Nice to Have
- Experience with LLMs in production environments
- Restaurant tech background (POS, ordering systems)
- Real-time systems and WebSocket expertise
- Early-stage startup experience
- CI/CD pipeline development
Tech Stack
- Frontend: Next.js
- Backend: JavaScript
- Database: Supabase
- Infrastructure: Render.io
Key Projects
- Rebuild phone agent service for improved reliability
- Scale admin dashboards from prototype to production
- Develop a universal POS integration framework
- Create developer tooling for system management
Location Remote (North Carolina-based candidates only)
