Overview
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 Bache
Full job description
Full Job Description
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
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Build and ship full-stack features across the product in a 0-to-1 environment
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Own product decisions and contribute to roadmap prioritization alongside founders
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Set early engineering standards, architecture decisions, and development practices
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Collaborate cross-functionally in a small, high-trust team with minimal hierarchy
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Iterate rapidly based on user feedback and business needs
What We're Looking For
Required:
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3–7 years of full-stack software development experience
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a top-20 CS program
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Strong product sense and comfort owning decisions in a small, cross-functional team
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Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced founding-team environments
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Based in San Francisco, CA or willing to relocate
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Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
Nice to Have:
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Experience at a FAANG-scale organization and/or an early-stage startup (a mix of both is ideal)
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Prior experience shipping products in a 0-to-1 context
Compensation & Benefits
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Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 USD annually
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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.
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