What are the responsibilities and job description for the chief of staff position at Wordware (YC S24)?
What is Wordware?
We're building the all-in-one platform for AI development.
Here's what that actually means :
The Core : A Programming Language for Building Just AI
Assembly language for the new reasoning unit (LLM) is English, so let’s put it front and centre and incorporate best concepts from software engineering :
- Conditional statements
- Loops
- Function calling functions (aka in fancy language multi-agent communication) — this is more difficult than it seems because of the needed type system.
- Type system (especially important for interacting with multimodal LLMs where one output might have to be transformed to be passed on forward to the next step of the flow which might incorporate an LLM which can only interact with specific modalities).
- Easy linking with Tools (custom or prebuilt and ready to use : speech-to-text, image generation, ElevenLabs, research and many more).
The IDE : Where the Magic Happens
Like Notion met VSCode and had a baby. Build and test AI flows instantly, see results in real-time, iterate fast.
Deployment : Choose Your Flavor
Plug your AI engine straight into your product.
Automate your work with triggers and actions.
Deploy as public / private web apps.
Chief of Staff @ Wordware
TL;DR : It's like being a founder, but with immediate budget, proven traction (350k users), and no need to find product-market fit. You'll have massive impact from day one, but you'll also need to do whatever it takes to win - from fundraising strategy to getting a last-minute dinner reservation.
Being Real : This is probably one of our most senior hires. You'll work directly with me (Filip) on literally everything. You need to be able to execute at founder level without the typical founder learning curve.
What This Really Is : You'll literally be me in many parts of the company. This means owning everything from high-level strategy to the occasional task (until you outsource it). You'll have immediate budget to build your team, starting with an EA, but you need to be ready to do anything that needs doing.
Who You Are : You're likely a former startup CEO ($200k ARR or $2M raised) or early startup leader. You're exceptional at getting impossible things done. Not necessarily an engineer, but technical ability is a plus - you'll be building in Wordware. You actively seek out challenges and uncomfortable situations - I don't care if it's skydiving or competitive knitting, but you need to be the type of person who thrives outside their comfort zone. Most importantly, you're someone who sees what needs to be done and does it without asking how.
What You'll Own : Literally being me in many parts of the company means everything from owning 65% of my external presence to jumping into customer calls without warning. You'll run critical initiatives, manage key relationships, and build systems to scale our impact. Then you'll make yourself obsolete and move on to the next challenge.
This Will Only Work If :
Tips to Succeed :
Real Talk :
Ready to own everything? Tell me :
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Salary : $200,000
