[SF] Wildcard | Notion

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At Charcoal, we’re reinventing how we think about search in the agentic era. Search systems of yesterday were built for 1/ web search and 2/ humans clicking through documents. Tomorrow’s search systems will have a completely different user: agents. We’re building the best agentic search platform for private data, which makes up 90% of the world’s information.

We’ve raised $2.5m from investors and operators at Cursor, Plaid, Front, Yelp, Decagon, and more.

We’re looking for founding engineers who:

Ship with urgency
Embrace AI to its fullest potential (yes, let it rip)
But know when to step in: performance, reliability, and great developer experience

Our Culture

Life’s work**:** the best work of our careers so far—work we’ll be proud of for a decade, shaped by obsession with the details, a willingness to do hard things, and end-to-end ownership.

Everyone at Charcoal is here to do our life’s work. We’re a small team of low-ego, high-output individuals who value directness, strong opinions loosely held, and momentum.

We’re also fun people 😊

What You’ll Do

You see, you define.

Traits That Thrive at Charcoal

High Ownership - Ability to tackle ambiguity and take ownership of large, undefined problems
Obsession – A deep obsession with the customer, product, and the details.
Direct, accountable communication – Values clarity, speed, and ownership in communication
Low ego & relentless ownership – Takes full responsibility and follows through without excuses

Your Qualifications

You might be an ex-professional gamer
You might be a no-bs, killer operator from another industry
You might be a quant researcher looking to get into the world of LLMs
You tell us

Our Benefits

Salary: $200k – $250k
Equity: 1–3%
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Company-wide annual off-site
High ownership, high trust, and fast career progression alongside world-class partners
In-person culture with deep commitment to excellence

To apply, email [email protected] with your application. We look forward to hearing from you!