About Welling (www.welling.ai)
At Welling, we're on a mission to revolutionize how people manage the most crucial aspect of their health: their diet and nutrition. We do that by building the world's first personal AI for health and diet. Imagine ChatGPT and MyFitnessPal combined.
Welling is a leading health & fitness app in Southeast Asia and we partner with companies like Anytime Fitness. Welling is an early stage startup that is backed by First Move VC.
Join Welling as a Founding Engineer
We're searching for a rockstar Founding Engineer to work on all things engineering and product from front to back and create the best possible personal AI for health. This is an unique opportunity to join a frontier AI startup at an early level right at the moment when things are taking off.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable distributed systems using queues, object storage, and SQL/NoSQL databases
- Develop robust backend services in TypeScript
- Manage the development of our React Native app with Realm and Firebase integration
- Implement and optimize OpenAI API integrations
- Deliver high-quality code with comprehensive testing, but also know where to take shortcuts
- Take ownership and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Plan and break down complex projects into manageable tasks, with ability to delegate effectively
Requirements:
- Experience building distributed systems and working across the full stack
- Familiarity with TypeScript and backend development
- Familiarity with React Native development
- Experience with LLM applications or strong interest in AI/ML technology
- Customer-first mindset with focus on user experience
- Self-motivated problem-solver who can execute quickly with minimal direction
- Experience with CI/CD, testing frameworks, and deployment strategies
- Prefers delivering customer value over building perfect systems, with the ability to balance pragmatic solutions while maintaining flexibility for future growth
- Strong planning and task management skills with ability to prioritize effectively
Bonus:
- Understanding/experience with prompt engineering, LLM optimization, building Agents, and NLP
- Experience with health tech or fitness applications
Why Join Us
- Impact: Be a key player in a mission-driven company that is tackling one of the most critical challenges of our timehelping people improve their diets and lead healthier lives.
- Remote & Global: Join a fully remote, globally dispersed team, allowing you to work flexibly from anywhere.
- Growth Opportunities: As an early team member, you'll have significant opportunities for growth, with the chance to step into larger roles and take on more responsibilities as the company scales.
- Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a diverse and talented team passionate about health, technology, and make a difference.
Applications on Linkedin will be ignored. To apply, send an email to [Confidential Information] with a paragraph why you are the best for this role.
