The Role

As a Founding Engineer, you'll shape our platform as the first 5 engineers on the team, building the infrastructure that powers the next generation of agentic services.

• Design MCP server infrastructure with virtualization technologies
• Build systems for discovery, hosting, and deployment of LLM extensions
• Develop performant backend services for the Smithery platform

Ideal Background

• Systems programming experience
• Linux and containerization knowledge
• Experience with Firecracker or similar VMs
• Familiarity with LLM technologies and tool integration
• API design and protocol development background
• Willingness to travel to San Francisco 4 weeks per year.