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BY Recruiting

Founding Engineer

Early-stage technology startup
San Francisco, CADirect HireOn-site
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About the role

Join as a founding engineer at an early-stage startup building the next generational company. You'll ship micro apps weekly with real users, encode processes into automated workflows, and collaborate closely with the founding team. Run rapid experiments, double down on successes, and cut what doesn't work to drive ideation from concept to launch.

Key Responsibilities:
- Build and ship micro apps every week with real users
- Encode processes into increasingly automated workflows until fully automated
- Work in close collaboration with the founding team
- Run rapid experiments and decisively double down on what works while cutting what doesn't
- Build pipelines for company ideation to launch using modular microservices

Requirements

0-5 years of experience as a software engineer building AI-driven products
Experience shipping products or features from ideation to real users with significant traction
Generalist able to work across the full stack with backend focus
Proficiency in agentic development, designing and building orchestration pipelines across multiple agents, tools, and services
Active user of modern AI tooling
Entrepreneurial spirit with experience shipping products
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Preferred:
Previous founder or early-stage startup experience
Background from accelerator programs or top venture-backed startups
Degree from a top-tier university
Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Kotlin, or Go