Founding Engineer

HHM Talent•San Francisco, CA

1d•$250,000 - $400,000•Onsite

About The Position

HHM Talent is assisting a venture-backed startup in San Francisco in their search for a Founding Engineer. Position Overview This role will focus on building systems that automatically identify, diagnose, and resolve software issues in production environments. The position sits at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and systems engineering, with a strong emphasis on real-world impact and product ownership. This is a high-ownership, hands-on role suited for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving complex technical problems, and wants to help shape foundational product architecture.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience
Experience applying AI/ML to real-world, production-level problems
Strong ability to operate independently and take ownership of projects
Background in systems, infrastructure, or full-stack product development
Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex concepts
Willingness to work onsite in San Francisco

Nice To Haves

Experience with observability or developer tooling (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana, etc.)
Background in distributed systems or telemetry platforms
Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, or similar technologies
Experience building or working with multi-agent systems

Responsibilities

Build systems that analyze production telemetry to identify root causes of failures
Design and develop automated debugging and error analysis systems
Develop and scale telemetry pipelines across logs, traces, and deployments
Build instrumentation to track system behavior and preserve context across services
Contribute to AI-driven systems that generate and validate root cause analysis
Improve developer tooling, observability systems, and internal SDKs
Collaborate on system architecture and foundational product decisions