💼 About This Role

You'll build the software and tooling layer that makes edge hardware usable, starting with autonomous vehicles and industrial robotics. You'll create frameworks that abstract across platforms, memory managers that optimize dynamically, and observability stacks for deployed models. This is a rare opportunity to define the infrastructure layer for edge AI as a venture-backed founder with $250K pre-seed investment.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Identify highest-cost-of-failure edge AI verticals
• Design and build developer tooling for edge inference
• Validate product with early adopter teams
• Raise seed and Series A funding

📋 Requirements

• Early-stage operator experience with domain expertise
• Shipped inference at the edge and hit infrastructure barriers
• Ability to attract and lead world-class teams
• US or Canada-based with North American time zone collaboration

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with autonomous vehicles or industrial robotics
• Previous startup founding experience

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 $250K pre-seed investment
• 🤝 End-to-end fundraising playbook and network
• 🧑‍💼 Operating team support (product, growth, legal)
• 🏢 Community of mentors and peers
• 🎁 $100K worth of business perks

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 1-2 months · AI estimate

1. 1Apply via website· N/A
2. 2Initial discussion with Forum team· 30 min
3. 3Pitch to investment committee· 1 hour

🚩 Heads Up

• Not an employment opportunity, so no salary or benefits as an employee
• Expectation to build full-stack AI native services might be broad
• Requires ability to raise seed funding, which adds pressure