Founding Engineer

About the Role

A fast-moving, early-stage startup in San Francisco is looking for a Founding Engineer to join as one of the first technical hires. This is a rare opportunity to work directly with the founding team, own product decisions end-to-end, and help shape the technical direction of the company from day one. You'll wear multiple hats, move fast, and have a direct impact on what gets built and how.

What You'll Do

• Build and ship full-stack features across the product in a 0-to-1 environment

• Own product decisions and contribute to roadmap prioritization alongside founders

• Set early engineering standards, architecture decisions, and development practices

• Collaborate cross-functionally in a small, high-trust team with minimal hierarchy

• Iterate rapidly based on user feedback and business needs

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 3–7 years of full-stack software development experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a top-20 CS program

• Strong product sense and comfort owning decisions in a small, cross-functional team

• Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced founding-team environments

• Based in San Francisco, CA or willing to relocate

• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Nice to Have:

• Experience at a FAANG-scale organization and/or an early-stage startup (a mix of both is ideal)

• Prior experience shipping products in a 0-to-1 context

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 USD annually

• Equity and additional benefits commensurate with a founding-team role

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