Helium

Self Improving Software

Hiring — 7 openYC-S24B2B -> Engineering, Product and DesignEarlyFunded

What Helium does

Helium is building self-improving software — AI that continuously experiments on key moments in the user funnel to boost revenue. Our first customer, a social app with 20M MAU, uses Helium to test new in-app paywalls to get more users to subscribe. Zach previously made $100M+ in growth experiments at Uber, Shishir led the first LLM features for Alexa, and Anish worked at Meta building ML to automatically experiment on ads, increasing Instagram ads conversion by 10%.

7 open roles

iOS Engineer (Contract)
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)Contract1+ years$50 - $125 / hourlyVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies). What You’ll Do You’ll help build our platform to auto-generate mobile experiences. Specifically, you’ll be in charge of big chunks of our mobile SDKs. Own the iOS/React Native mobile experience for Helium customers Launch new features (e.g. remote onboarding experiences) to help our customers automate mobile optimization Come up with new ways to improve SDK reliability, speed, and usability, and work directly with customers to get feedback and improve their experince. Own documentation, Release maintenance, CI/CD, Testing, Google Play/Android billing Wearing a lot more hats than listed above 👷. What We’re Looking For Keen problem solving skills: you are able to cut down ambiguous problems down to first principles and deliver a working solution. Strong mobile eng foundation: You have plenty of experience building mobile apps on the App Store, and using SDKs (RevenueCat, Amplitude, Segment, Stripe, Firebase) Experience working with Apple In-App purchases. Owning features end to end: you’ll write your own PRDs/quick specs when necessary, and you test your features end to end to make sure they work and satisfy the requirements Customer obsession: you think deeply about the devex of SDKs, you answer questions, jump on issues, and use customer feedback to build excellent products. Nice To Haves Experience working on mobile SDKs (release maintenance, docs, etc) Experience with Flutter and Android app development Experience with native modules/bridging logic Experience working on open source, or non-mobile experiences Experience working on mobile webview tech (if you’ve figured out a cool way to make Android webviews feel almost native, get in touch) Experience working with mobile analytics tools (Amplitude, Segment, Statsig, etc) Reasons This Role Might Not Be A Fit You want to work 9-5 You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools. You can only operate on well-written specs, or feel uncomfortable designing new experiences from scratch. You don’t want to talk to customers. Our stack: Next.js (React/Typescript), Zustand AI (vercel) SDK Tailwind/Shadcn Supabase Clickhouse Golang/Fly.io Mobile: Swift, Flutter, Expo, Android Requires Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar fields.

Chief of Staff
San Francisco, CA, USFull-time1+ years$120K - $160K0.30% - 0.60% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Doubled revenue this month & Serving tens of millions of users per day) AI has created a once-in-history opportunity, and we’re here to win, because of that 🔴 We work hard — In-Office Monday–Friday, and often push through weekends 🔴 What You’ll Do Helium is growing extremely fast — We're looking for someone to be the CEO's right hand. You’ll… Be the CEO's force multiplier — Take on strategic projects and run them end-to-end (growth, fundraising, hiring, expansion) Work directly with customers to make them successful (Onboarding, Activation, Support) Build the operational infrastructure (processes, automations, tools) for our next 1000 customers Have a great understanding of our product, and constantly propose and spec improvements Take on special projects (growth, events, recruiting) that are strategically important Do whatever it takes to help us 10x revenue over the next 3 months What We’re Looking For You have 1-4 years of experience in a fast-paced operations environment (startups, consulting, banking, etc) You get shit done: You have a proven track record of building things, launching game-changing projects, and having impact on tight timelines. You bring order to chaos: You’re organized and think structurally. You can take a messy problem and turn it into a plan. You’re a top 1% communicator: People understand you and like you. You’re able to navigate tricky, high-conflict situations with tact. You’re creative and proactive: You find ways to accelerate your work and get better with ever rep You’re low ego: You jump on the bug, take the late-night support ticket, and do whatever it takes to solve the problems you face. Bonus Points Background in a high-intensity environment (consulting, banking, startup, sport, military). Prior experience at an early-stage startup. You use AI to 10x your output while maintaining high standards. In your application, please include the following (in 3-6 sentences max) Your SAT/ACT score What’s a time you successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage? What was the hardest you ever worked on something? How hard did you work, why did you work so hard, and how did it go?

Founding Design Engineer
San Francisco, CA, USFull-time1+ years$150K - $200K0.50% - 1.00% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies). AI has created a once-in-history opportunity, and we’re here to win, because of that… 🔴 We work hard — In-Office Monday–Friday + often push through weekends 🔴 What You’ll Do Own design across Helium’s entire AI Experience generation product, including… Design and implement end-to-end user flows including… Using Helium’s AI editor to generate new in-app experiences Running experiments and automatically analyzing results Receiving and critiquing auto-generated experiences Help engineers think through UX challenges and critique / uplevel design generally Build out a visual identity and a design system Work directly with the founders to help build out our team. Talk to customers every week about how to simplify and improve our product Wearing a lot more hats than listed above 👷. What We’re Looking For You should be a designer-who-codes (or an engineer with taste) 1-4+ years as a product designer, frontend engineer, or similar role combining design and implementation Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, modern CSS) Excellent design taste and a keen eye for detail Track record of making complex user flows intuitive (Making “The simple simple and the complex possible”) Nice To Haves Experience designing interfaces for AI products or ML-powered features Experience optimizing frontend performance and reducing latency Experience with brand, visual design, or creating design systems. Founder experience Reasons This Role Might Not Be A Fit You’d like to spend weeks perfecting every experience You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools. You don’t want to talk to customers or figure out the end-to-end plan for features. Requirements 🔴 Note 🔴 This is a full-time, in-person role based in San Francisco - we work from the office 6 days a week (Mon-Sat) You must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate before starting. We require US work authorization, but are open to O-1 visa sponsorship for truly exceptional candidates. Our stack: Next.js (React/Typescript), Zustand AI (vercel) SDK Tailwind/Shadcn Supabase Clickhouse Golang/Fly.io Mobile: Swift, Flutter, Expo, Android Requires Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar fields.

Founding Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CA, USFull-time1+ years$125K - $200K0.50% - 1.00% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies). AI has created a once-in-history opportunity, and we’re here to win, because of that… 🔴 We work hard — In-Office Monday–Friday + often push through weekends 🔴 What You’ll Do You’ll own big chunks of our AI Experience Generation product serving millions of users per day, including… Adding new features to the front-end Next.js application and deploying scalable Golang code that serves thousands of requests each second globally. Tune/Optimize/Load test our servers as we 10x our growth from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of users per day. Designing data systems and ML training infrastructure that power automated experimentation at scale. Work directly with founders and customers to design, implement, and deliver the best experiences! Wearing a lot more hats than listed above 👷. What We’re Looking For Keen problem solving skills: you are able to cut down ambiguous problems down to first principles and deliver a working solution. Strong programming/full-stack foundation: You’re comfortable working on both backend code as well as frontend React code. Experience working directly on user-facing products: you are able to figure out and understand what the user needs, including talking to customers Stellar cross-functional communication skills: you are able to adapt to our ways of working and be an efficient/effective communicator. Owning features end to end: you’ll write your own PRDs/quick specs when necessary, and you test your features end to end to make sure they work and satisfy the requirements Nice To Haves Experience with ML/AI/LLM integration in applications Experience building scalable backend systems with very demanding SLAs Background working with design tools, chat experiences, or vibe coding tools Previous experience founding or working at a high-growth startup Reasons This Role Might Not Be A Fit You want to work 9-5 You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools. You can only operate on well-written specs, or feel uncomfortable designing new experiences from scratch. You don’t want to talk to customers. Our stack: Next.js (React/Typescript), Zustand AI (vercel) SDK Tailwind/Shadcn Supabase Clickhouse Golang/Fly.io Mobile: Swift, Flutter, Expo, Android Requires Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar fields.

Founding Mobile Engineer
San Francisco, CA, USFull-time1+ years$125K - $200K0.50% - 1.00% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies). AI has created a once-in-history opportunity, and we’re here to win, because of that… 🔴 We work in-person in our SF office 6 days per week (Mon-Sat). 🔴 What You’ll Do You’ll help build our platform to auto-generate mobile experiences. Specifically, you’ll be in charge of big chunks of our mobile SDKs. Own the iOS/React Native mobile experience for Helium customers Launch new features (e.g. remote onboarding experiences) to help our customers automate mobile optimization Come up with new ways to improve SDK reliability, speed, and usability, and work directly with customers to get feedback and improve their experince. Own documentation, Release maintenance, CI/CD, Testing, Google Play/Android billing Wearing a lot more hats than listed above 👷. What We’re Looking For Keen problem solving skills: you are able to cut down ambiguous problems down to first principles and deliver a working solution. Strong mobile eng foundation: You have plenty of experience building mobile apps on the App Store, and using SDKs (RevenueCat, Amplitude, Segment, Stripe, Firebase) Experience working with Apple In-App purchases. Owning features end to end: you’ll write your own PRDs/quick specs when necessary, and you test your features end to end to make sure they work and satisfy the requirements Customer obsession: you think deeply about the devex of SDKs, you answer questions, jump on issues, and use customer feedback to build excellent products. Nice To Haves Experience working on mobile SDKs (release maintenance, docs, etc) Experience with Flutter and Android app development Experience with native modules/bridging logic Experience working on open source, or non-mobile experiences Experience working on mobile webview tech (if you’ve figured out a cool way to make Android webviews feel almost native, get in touch) Experience working with mobile analytics tools (Amplitude, Segment, Statsig, etc) Reasons This Role Might Not Be A Fit You want to work 9-5 You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools. You can only operate on well-written specs, or feel uncomfortable designing new experiences from scratch. You don’t want to talk to customers. Our stack: Next.js (React/Typescript), Zustand AI (vercel) SDK Tailwind/Shadcn Supabase Clickhouse Golang/Fly.io Mobile: Swift, Flutter, Expo, Android Requires Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar fields.

Founding Operations Associate
San Francisco, CA, USFull-time1+ years$120K - $160K0.30% - 0.60% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Doubled revenue this month & Serving tens of millions of users per day) AI has created a once-in-history opportunity, and we’re here to win, because of that 🔴 We work hard — In-Office Monday–Friday, and often push through weekends 🔴 What You’ll Do Helium is growing extremely fast — We’re looking for someone to own Growth Operations, including… Do whatever it takes to make our customers successful (Onboarding, Activation, Support) Build the operational infrastructure (processes, automations, tools) for our next 1000 customers Have a great understanding of our product, and constantly propose and spec improvements Take on special projects (growth, events, recruiting) that are strategically important Do whatever it takes to help us 10x revenue over the next 3 months What We’re Looking For You have 1-4 years of experience in a fast-paced operations environment (startups, consulting, banking, etc) You get shit done: You have a proven track record of building things, launching game-changing projects, and having impact on tight timelines. You bring order to chaos: You’re organized and think structurally. You can take a messy problem and turn it into a plan. You’re a top 1% communicator: People understand you and like you. You’re able to navigate tricky, high-conflict situations with tact. You’re creative and proactive: You find ways to accelerate your work and get better with ever rep You’re low ego: You jump on the bug, take the late-night support ticket, and do whatever it takes to solve the problems you face. Bonus Points Background in a high-intensity environment (consulting, banking, startup, sport, military). Prior experience at an early-stage startup. You use AI to 10x your output while maintaining high standards. In your application, please include the following (in 3-6 sentences max) Your SAT/ACT score What’s a time you successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage? What was the hardest you ever worked on something? How hard did you work, why did you work so hard, and how did it go?

Founding Sr Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CA, USFull-time3+ years$150K - $250K0.50% - 1.50% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue. We’re… Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders) Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI) Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies). AI has created a once-in-history opportunity, and we’re here to win, because of that… 🔴 We work hard — In-Office Monday–Friday + often push through weekends 🔴 What You’ll Do You’ll own big chunks of our AI Experience Generation product serving millions of users per day, including… Adding new features to the front-end Next.js application and deploying scalable Golang code that serves thousands of requests each second globally. Tune/Optimize/Load test our servers as we 10x our growth from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of users per day. Designing data systems and ML training infrastructure that power automated experimentation at scale. Work directly with founders and customers to design, implement, and deliver the best experiences! Wearing a lot more hats than listed above 👷. What We’re Looking For Keen problem solving skills: you are able to cut down ambiguous problems down to first principles and deliver a working solution. Strong programming/full-stack foundation: You’re comfortable working on both backend code as well as frontend React code. Experience working directly on user-facing products: you are able to figure out and understand what the user needs, including talking to customers Stellar cross-functional communication skills: you are able to adapt to our ways of working and be an efficient/effective communicator. Owning features end to end: you’ll write your own PRDs/quick specs when necessary, and you test your features end to end to make sure they work and satisfy the requirements Experience scoping, designing, and running complex multi-engineer projects Experience managing or mentoring engineers before Nice To Haves Experience with ML/AI/LLM integration in applications Experience building scalable backend systems with very demanding SLAs Background working with design tools, chat experiences, or vibe coding tools Previous experience founding or working at a high-growth startup Reasons This Role Might Not Be A Fit You want to work 9-5 You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools. You can only operate on well-written specs, or feel uncomfortable designing new experiences from scratch. You don’t want to talk to customers. Our stack: Next.js (React/Typescript), Zustand AI (vercel) SDK Tailwind/Shadcn Supabase Clickhouse Golang/Fly.io Mobile: Swift, Flutter, Expo, Android Requires Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar fields.

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Who runs it

Ashutosh Tandon
Ashutosh Tandon

Funding and finances

Total raised$539K
Rounds1
Last raised2026-04-15
Investors
Akriti ChopraGunjan PatidarKunal ShahPankaj Chaddah

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