Overview
About the Role This is a founding product engineering role at a seed-stage AI startup building computer vision solutions that automate blueprint reading, material takeoffs, and cost estimation for the construction industry. You will sit on a small, impact-driven product team, owning features end-to-end and working directly with customers to ship meaningful improvements week over week. The work is genuinely consequential: faster, more accurate estimation helps builders deliver more housing and infrastructure with less waste. What You'll Do Own features end-to-end, from weekly customer interviews through to production delivery. Build UIs that make complex blueprint and hardware data feel approachable for users accustomed to paper-based workflows. Contribute across the stack, working in React on the frontend and Python on the backend and infrastructure. Act as a 0-to-1 architect and builder
Full job description
Full Job Description
About the Role
This is a founding product engineering role at a seed-stage AI startup building computer vision solutions that automate blueprint reading, material takeoffs, and cost estimation for the construction industry. You will sit on a small, impact-driven product team, owning features end-to-end and working directly with customers to ship meaningful improvements week over week. The work is genuinely consequential: faster, more accurate estimation helps builders deliver more housing and infrastructure with less waste.
What You'll Do
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Own features end-to-end, from weekly customer interviews through to production delivery.
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Build UIs that make complex blueprint and hardware data feel approachable for users accustomed to paper-based workflows.
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Contribute across the stack, working in React on the frontend and Python on the backend and infrastructure.
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Act as a 0-to-1 architect and builder, taking ideas from concept to shipped product.
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Translate messy domain knowledge gathered from customers into clear, actionable product decisions.
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Shape product direction, not just implementation details.
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Handle the operational and logistical work that keeps an early-stage startup moving forward.
What We're Looking For
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Demonstrated ability to ship full-stack features using React (frontend) and Python (backend and infra); all experience levels considered, including new graduates.
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Track record of owning features end-to-end, including direct customer engagement and discovery.
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Strong product taste and user-focused design sensibility.
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Comfort with 0-to-1 product building and designing architecture from scratch.
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Excellent communication skills, a growth mindset, and genuine motivation to make housing more affordable.
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US work authorization required; visa sponsorship is not available.
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Bonus: experience building a product that real users adopted or paid for (founder or early startup background).
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Bonus: construction or blueprint domain knowledge, or a clear interest in the industry.
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Bonus: experience applying AI or computer vision to estimation or takeoff workflows.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $120,000 to $180,000 USD annually. Equity is available as part of a founding-team package. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site, full-time in San Francisco, California, USA. Candidates based elsewhere must be willing to relocate.
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