1851 Labs Logo

1851 Labs

Founding Engineer - Gentube

Reposted 2 Months Ago
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Toronto, ON, CAN
Mid level
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Toronto, ON, CAN
Mid level
Own and operate the end-to-end creation platform (frontend, backend, infra, models). Improve real-time generation latency and reliability, optimize cost at scale, maintain queues/fallbacks, and ship continuous improvements to the core create/remix loop and feed/ranking systems.
The summary above was generated by AI

Founding Engineer

We think the next consumer giant isn’t a feed. It’s creation.

GenTube: 10M+ creations/month. 50M+ remixes. Real users, real usage.

We’re hiring Engineer #3.

What this role actually is

→ You own the system end-to-end (frontend → backend → infra → models in prod)
→ You make creation feel instant (latency is the product)
→ You drive cost down without hurting quality
→ You keep the system running under load (queues, failures, fallbacks)
→ You ship continuously while everything is changing

Ship → measure → fix → repeat

The next 10 engineers will copy your standards.

What you’ll work on

→ Core loop: create → remix → repeat
→ Real-time generation (latency, cost, scale)
→ Feed + ranking (what gets seen, what gets built on)

Models aren’t the hard part. The system around them is.

Stack

TypeScript · React · Node · Convex
Real-time inference + large-scale image pipelines

Who you are

→ You’ve shipped systems people actually use
→ You optimize for speed and outcomes, not process
→ You’re comfortable owning messy, undefined problems
→ You care about latency, reliability, and cost as first-class problems

Exceptional new grads welcome if you’ve built real things.

Us

Toronto, in-person
Tiny team, shipping daily

Founders: scaled products to 100M+ users, $2B+ GMV, prior AI exit to Microsoft
Backed by top investors

Comp

$100–150K + meaningful equity

gentube.app
mo [at] gentube [dot] app

HQ

1851 Labs Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office

Toronto, Canada

Similar Jobs

19 Minutes Ago
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Mobile • On-Demand • Software
Manage a B2B technology customer portfolio, driving onboarding, adoption, value realization, retention, renewal readiness, and growth support. Develop success plans, monitor customer health, conduct business reviews, coordinate cross-functional teams, resolve escalations, maintain account documentation, and identify process improvements. The role requires trusted relationship-building, strong organization, and familiarity with cloud or managed services environments.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCRMCustomer Success PlatformsGCPVMware
19 Minutes Ago
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Mobile • On-Demand • Software
Manages a portfolio of B2B technology customers, developing success plans, monitoring adoption and health, guiding onboarding and renewals, conducting business reviews, coordinating cross-functional resolution, supporting retention and growth, and improving customer success processes.
Top Skills: AWSCrm SoftwareCustomer Success PlatformsGCPAzureVMware
19 Minutes Ago
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Mobile • On-Demand • Software
Manage a B2B technology customer portfolio, developing success plans, monitoring adoption and account health, guiding onboarding and renewals, conducting business reviews, and supporting retention and growth. Coordinate Sales, Delivery, Operations, Consulting, Engineering, and Support teams to resolve issues and maximize customer value. Maintain account documentation, identify risks and expansion opportunities, and contribute to customer experience improvements and success methodologies.
Top Skills: AWSCrm SoftwareCustomer Success PlatformsGCPAzureVMware

What you need to know about the Toronto Tech Scene

Although home to some of the biggest names in tech, including Google, Microsoft and Amazon, Toronto has established itself as one of the largest startup ecosystems in the world. And with over 2,000 startups — more than 30 percent of the country's total startups — Toronto continues to attract new businesses. Be it helping entrepreneurs manage their finances, simplifying business operations by automating payroll or assisting pharmaceutical companies in launching new drugs, the city's tech scene is just getting started.

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account