Join the founding team @ tightrope

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At Tightrope, we're building AI agents that turn any UI into a programmable API, transforming how enterprises integrate their systems. Our computer-use agents navigate complex workflows, handle authentication, and sync data across thousands of web applications—all with enterprise-grade reliability.

We're Tara and Alex. Tara previously built the integration platform at Merge, connecting thousands of accounts daily. Alex scaled authentication infrastructure at Stytch from startup to unicorn status. After years building integration and auth products, we're tackling this problem with a fundamentally different approach—one that works with any system, no API required.

We're backed by Amplify Partners and building from our office in San Francisco. If you're excited about solving problems in computer-use AI as much as we are, we'd love to chat.

You can reach us at hi@tightrope.dev to learn more & chat with us!

Why join us

You'll have real ownership.

Not just of code, but of product direction and technical strategy. Your fingerprints will be on every major decision.

Direct customer impact from day one.

No layers between you and users. You'll see how your work transforms their workflows and hear their feedback directly.

Work on genuinely hard problems.

Making AI agents reliable enough for enterprise use involves fascinating challenges at the intersection of ML, distributed systems, and product design.

Learn the full startup playbook.

From customer discovery to fundraising to scaling engineering culture. Invaluable experience if you want to start your own company someday.

We believe the best work happens in person, collaborating at whiteboards and building together. Our working style is intense but sustainable—we push hard on important problems but respect that great work comes from people who have lives outside the office.

Founding Backend Engineer

Help us build the core platform that powers enterprise browser automation.

We're looking for an engineer who can architect distributed systems from scratch and has deep experience building production APIs. You'll own critical infrastructure decisions: how agents orchestrate complex workflows, how we handle authentication across thousands of different systems, and how we ensure 99.9% reliability when UIs change.

The role demands both technical depth and product thinking. You'll join customer calls to understand their integration challenges, then build the infrastructure to solve them. From designing our agent orchestration system to creating developer-friendly SDKs, you'll shape how enterprises interact with browser automation.

What we're looking for:

  • Strong track record building production systems at scale
  • Deep proficiency in Python
  • Experience with API design and distributed systems
  • Understanding of security and authentication protocols
  • Enthusiasm for working 3-4 days per week in our SF office
  • Prior experience with browser automation tools (like Playwright) nice to have.

If this excites you, let's chat! Email hi@tightrope.dev.

Ready to join the team?

We're always looking for wonderful people to join our team.