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 Location This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA . Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. Visa sponsorship is not available.

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 LOCATION This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. Visa sponsorship is not available.