Core Engineer
Engineering · Posted 14 days ago
We are looking for a Core Engineer with 3+ years of experience to own the development of Honcho, our open-source continual learning infrastructure for AI memory and identity modeling.
- Way of working
- On site
- Location
- New York, NY
- Pay range
- $180,000 to $215,000
- Level
- Mid
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Type
- Full time
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered for this role
- The company
- Technology,Information and Internet, Information and Internet · under 20 people
Skills that matter here
What you would be doing
- Own core feature development on Honcho's open-source codebase - the memory and identity layer for agentic systems
- Build and maintain integrations and plugins with agent harnesses (Claude Code, Hermes, OpenClaw, Codex) and connectors (Granola, email, etc.)
- Coordinate with the open-source community - reviewing PRs, responding to issues, and treating contributors as an extension of the team
- Make product decisions autonomously - evaluating new trends in the AI ecosystem and deciding which integrations to prioritize
- Participate in on-call rotation and support platform users
The full description
We are looking for a Core Engineer with 3+ years of experience to own the development of Honcho, our open-source continual learning infrastructure for AI memory and identity modeling.
You're a product-minded, high-agency engineer who thrives in ambiguity and can make autonomous decisions about what to build next. Plastic Labs is growing rapidly with 40,000+ users and we need someone who can hold the whole system in their head while shipping features, maintaining integrations, and engaging with our open-source community. You'll work directly with the CTO in a flat, fast-moving team.
What you will do:
- Own core feature development on Honcho's open-source codebase - the memory and identity layer for agentic systems
- Build and maintain integrations and plugins with agent harnesses (Claude Code, Hermes, OpenClaw, Codex) and connectors (Granola, email, etc.)
- Coordinate with the open-source community - reviewing PRs, responding to issues, and treating contributors as an extension of the team
- Make product decisions autonomously - evaluating new trends in the AI ecosystem and deciding which integrations to prioritize
- Participate in on-call rotation and support platform users
How hiring runs
- 1Initial Screen with Co-Founder / CTO (Vineeth Voruganti)
- 2Technical Take-Home Exercise
- 3Take-Home Review with Vineeth or Engineer
- 4Interview with Core Engineer
- 5Final Round with Co-Founders
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