About the Role

We’re hiring a developer with deep, hands-on experience building with MCP and ChatGPT Apps. This is not a general AI role. You should already be comfortable working inside these ecosystems, even if that experience comes from building, testing, or experimenting with your own projects. This is a remote or in-person role (Austin, TX).

You’ll be responsible for creating production-grade AI applications, iterating quickly, and pushing the boundaries of what MCP and ChatGPT Apps can do.

What You’ll Do

Build, deploy, and maintain MCP-based applications
Develop and optimize ChatGPT Apps using tools, structured outputs, and workflows
Design AI-native product experiences from the ground up
Rapidly prototype and test new ideas using MCP and ChatGPT environments
Use Claude Code as part of your development workflow
Improve performance, reliability, and usability of AI-driven features
Collaborate on product direction and technical architecture

What We’re Looking For

Someone who has already spent serious time inside MCP + ChatGPT App environments
Builders who experiment, ship quickly, and learn by doing
Developers who understand both the technical and product side of AI apps
People who can operate with high ownership and minimal oversight

Extensive experience working with MCP Apps and ChatGPT Apps

This can include production work, side projects, or heavy experimentation
You should not be learning these for the first time in this role

Strong proficiency in JavaScript (React) or TypeScript (Node.js preferred)
Experience integrating and working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
Working knowledge of Claude Code and how to use it effectively in development workflows
Experience building and shipping full-stack applications
Strong understanding of prompt design, tool usage, and AI interaction patterns

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Free Food & Snacks
Wellness Resources
Stock Option Plan

About the company

Satsuma.ai provides API-based backend infrastructure that lets AI agents connect to merchant systems for e-commerce. Its Model Context Protocol servers bridge retailers, brands, and point-of-sale data to AI agents through APIs, enabling natural-language product discovery and hands-free ordering. It differentiates itself by supplying an infrastructure layer for agentic commerce, giving merchants control over customer data and relationships while shifting monetization toward AI-driven shopping rather than ads. The goal is to become the backbone that connects any business’s products to AI agents and third-party apps for seamless, omnichannel shopping.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

LISNR partnered with Satsuma on November 4, 2025 for omnichannel agentic commerce.
Satsuma's August 2026 docs show active shipping across MCP servers, apps, and connectors.
The ChatGPT App Directory launch creates immediate distribution for merchants using Satsuma.

What critics are saying

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google can commoditize MCP connectors within 12 months.
Satsuma's visible footprint is product-marketing heavy; customer scale and retention remain undisclosed.
If agentic commerce adoption stalls, Satsuma becomes a thin integration layer with weak pricing power.

What makes Satsuma unique

Satsuma owns MCP plumbing, app UI, auth, deployment, analytics, and observability.
It integrates with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, and Perplexity directly.
It supports major enterprise commerce stacks, including Shopify Plus, Salesforce, and NetSuite.

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Gym Membership

Wellness Program

Stock Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Meal Benefits

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MCP App and ChatGPT App Developer

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