New Roles for Talent with High-Agency & Taste — October 21, 2026
Today's roles emphasize high agency and ownership in ambiguous environments, ideal for builders ready to shape the future.
Navigating ambiguity is now too essential, and today's roles highlight it: there's a clear need for high agency and a builder's mindset. Companies are seeking individuals who thrive in uncertain environments and can take ownership of their work. If you resonate with these traits, keep reading.
Software Engineering
These roles demand a builder's mindset and the ability to excel in fast-paced, ambiguous settings.
Software Engineer, Agent (New Grad) — Sierra
On-site · London
Sierra seeks a new grad who thrives in ambiguous environments and has a builder's mindset.
-solving skills, especially in fast-changing, ambiguous environments • A builder and tinkerer’s mindset with high agency - you find creative ways to overcome obstacles and ship • Comfort working directly with customers…
Signals: High agency · Taste · Founding team · Ambiguity
Engineering Manager, Money as a Service (MaaS) — Stripe
On-site · Singapore
Stripe is looking for an engineering manager with a founder's mindset, comfortable with ambiguity and focused on shipping.
lop them, and give direct, timely feedback. Who you are We're looking for someone with a founder's mindset: high agency, comfortable with ambiguity, and biased toward shipping. You've built something from nothing, you…
Signals: High agency · Founding team · 0 to 1 · Ambiguity
1 more open role at Stripe matched today.
Software Engineer Intern, Agent (London 2027) — Sierra
On-site · London
Sierra wants a software engineer intern who can navigate fast-changing environments with high agency.
-solving skills, especially in fast-changing, ambiguous environments • A builder and tinkerer’s mindset with high agency - you find creative ways to overcome obstacles and ship • Excellent communication skills - clear,…
Signals: High agency · Taste · Ambiguity · Craft
Backend / API Engineer, Radar — Stripe
On-site · Toronto
Stripe is hiring a backend engineer to build new products from scratch in a fast-paced environment.
decisions across Stripe’s global payments network, bring advances in ML and AI into production, and build new products from scratch. Every improvement can have a direct impact on the revenue our users retain and the…
Signals: 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Ownership · Craft
1 more open role at Stripe matched today.
Member of Technical Staff — Westgate
On-site · San Francisco, CA, US · $80k - $180k
Westgate seeks a founding software engineer to create core infrastructure in a rapidly evolving field.
machine speed, across thousands of vendors and parts, with humans only where they add real value. The Role This is a Founding Software Engineer role for Westgate Supply. You’ll build the core agent infrastructure that…
Signals: Founding team · 0 to 1 · Ownership
Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering — Hadrian Automation
On-site · San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Hadrian Automation is after a Sr. Director who can deliver on commitments and has a strong sense of product taste.
elationships and made commitments on behalf of a company that you then had to deliver on. • You have product taste. You know what’s worth building and what good looks like for the user, and you’ve shipped end to end…
Signals: Taste · 0 to 1 · Autonomy
1 more open role at Hadrian Automation matched today.
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering — Hadrian Automation
On-site · San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Hadrian Automation wants a Director of Engineering who knows what good looks like and can lead product development.
elationships and made commitments on behalf of a company that you then had to deliver on. • You have product taste. You know what’s worth building and what good looks like for the user, and you’ve shipped end to end…
Signals: Taste · 0 to 1 · Autonomy
1 more open role at Hadrian Automation matched today.
Software Engineer - AI Enablement — Scale AI
On-site · $180k - $225k
Scale AI seeks an engineer for a 0→1 team, thriving in ambiguity and ready to move fast.
ms internally—then selectively commercialize that same stack for customers. What we run on is what we sell. This is a 0→1 team. We're looking for a sharp, product-minded engineer who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast,…
Signals: 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Ownership
15 more open roles at Scale AI matched today.
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Safety — Anthropic
On-site · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY · $405k - $485k
Anthropic is looking for a staff engineer who can take new ideas from concept to delivery in safety systems.
product, design and research to turn safety policy into systems that are easy to use and enforce. You'll also take new 0 → 1 efforts from idea to delivery as new capabilities and programs emerge. What you'll do You'll…
Signals: 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Ownership
Operations
In operations, the focus is on high agency and the ability to create clarity in complex environments.
Senior People Business Partner - EMEA — Applied Intuition
On-site · Munich
Applied Intuition wants a Senior People Business Partner to lead with high agency and drive regional people strategy.
u set the priorities, assign the owners, and drive each issue to resolution. We expect our PBPs to lead with high agency, and this role carries that expectation further than any other. You'll set the regional People…
Signals: High agency · 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Craft
Senior People Business Partner — Applied Intuition
On-site · Sunnyvale
Applied Intuition seeks a Senior People Business Partner to own strategy and partner effectively across teams.
st with leaders and bringing in the right partners to get to the best answer. We expect our PBPs to lead with high agency. You'll own People strategy for your client groups the way a Chief People Officer would own a…
Signals: High agency · Ambiguity · Ownership · Craft
Program Management, Operational Performance — Plug Motors
On-site · Los Angeles · $135k - $159k
Plug Motors is hiring a Program Manager who thrives in ambiguity and can build operating playbooks from scratch.
in management consulting. • Thrives in ambiguity with a bias toward action, building and executing operating playbooks from scratch rather than following existing blueprints. • Cross-functional collaborator with…
Signals: 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Autonomy · Proactiveness
Recruiting
Recruiting roles are calling for proactive builders who can identify and engage talent in competitive markets.
Talent Acquisition Partner, Product and Design — airwallex
Hybrid · US - San Francisco
airwallex is looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner who embodies high agency and builder energy in recruiting.
e co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make…
Signals: Founding team · 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Ownership
24 more open roles at airwallex matched today.
Talent Acquisition Partner - Belfast — Upwind
Remote
Upwind needs a Talent Acquisition Partner who can identify and engage hard-to-find talent in competitive markets.
playbook before taking action.You know how to identify hard-to-find talent, engage passive candidates, build pipelines from scratch, and create momentum in competitive markets.This is an opportunity for someone who…
Signals: 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Builder · Proactiveness
Talent Acquisition Partner — Upwind
Remote
Upwind seeks a Talent Acquisition Partner who builds pipelines from scratch and drives proactive recruiting efforts.
playbook before taking action.You know how to identify hard-to-find talent, engage passive candidates, build pipelines from scratch, and create momentum in competitive markets.This is an opportunity for someone who…
Signals: 0 to 1 · Ambiguity · Builder · Proactiveness
Also worth a look
Account Manager, SME & Growth — airwallex
Hybrid · US - San Francisco
airwallex is hiring an Account Manager with founder-level energy to drive growth in a dynamic environment.
e co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make…
Signals: Founding team · 0 to 1 · Ownership · Autonomy
24 more open roles at airwallex matched today.
Applied AI Engineer, Digital Natives — OpenAI
Hybrid · Paris, France
OpenAI wants an Applied AI Engineer with high agency and strong technical judgment to thrive in ambiguous settings.
ility across hands-on engineers, technical leaders, security teams, product leaders, and executives. • Bring high agency, strong technical judgment, and end-to-end ownership in ambiguous environments. • Learn quickly,…
Signals: High agency · Ambiguity · Ownership
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