Founding Software Engineer
About The Position
Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed AI startup building a next-generation platform to transform how companies conduct customer research. By leveraging AI agents, they enable teams to automate interviews, analyze conversations, and extract meaningful insights at scale—dramatically improving how organizations understand their users. Founded by experienced operators from leading consumer and marketplace companies, the team is product-focused, fast-moving, and deeply committed to building best-in-class tools in a large and evolving market. With strong early funding and momentum, they are now expanding their founding engineering team. What You Will Do Build and own core product features across the full stack—from front-end interfaces to backend systems and infrastructure Design and develop scalable APIs, data pipelines, and application architecture from the ground up Work closely with founders, designers, and researchers to deliver a highly intuitive, user-first product Rapidly prototype, iterate, and ship new features in a fast-paced startup environment Contribute to technical direction, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices Leverage modern AI tools and workflows to improve development velocity and product capabilities Help shape engineering culture, team standards, and long-term product vision as an early team member Ideal Candidate Background 4+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in full-stack or product-focused roles Strong experience building end-to-end applications (frontend, backend, and databases) Proficiency in modern web technologies such as TypeScript, React/Next.js, Python, or similar frameworks Experience working in high-growth startups or top-tier tech companies Strong product sense with the ability to balance speed and quality Demonstrated ability to ship quickly, iterate, and operate in ambiguous environments Solid computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills Clear communicator who enjoys working closely with cross-functional teams Preferred Experience working on AI-enabled products or integrating LLMs into applications Familiarity with prompt engineering or AI-assisted development workflows Background as a founder, early employee, or product-minded engineer Exposure to tools like Postgres, Redis, or modern cloud infrastructure Track record of rapid career progression or high-impact contributions Compensation and Benefits Competitive base salary: $250,000 – $300,000 Meaningful early-stage equity (approx. 0.2% – 0.75%) Opportunity to join as a founding engineer with significant ownership and impact Work directly with an experienced founding team from leading tech companies Build a category-defining AI product from the ground up Fast interview process with high hiring urgency This is a unique opportunity to join a high-caliber founding team at the earliest stage, take on significant ownership, and help shape both the product and engineering culture from day one.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in full-stack or product-focused roles
- Strong experience building end-to-end applications (frontend, backend, and databases)
- Proficiency in modern web technologies such as TypeScript, React/Next.js, Python, or similar frameworks
- Experience working in high-growth startups or top-tier tech companies
- Strong product sense with the ability to balance speed and quality
- Demonstrated ability to ship quickly, iterate, and operate in ambiguous environments
- Solid computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills
- Clear communicator who enjoys working closely with cross-functional teams
Nice To Haves
- Experience working on AI-enabled products or integrating LLMs into applications
- Familiarity with prompt engineering or AI-assisted development workflows
- Background as a founder, early employee, or product-minded engineer
- Exposure to tools like Postgres, Redis, or modern cloud infrastructure
- Track record of rapid career progression or high-impact contributions
Responsibilities
- Build and own core product features across the full stack—from front-end interfaces to backend systems and infrastructure
- Design and develop scalable APIs, data pipelines, and application architecture from the ground up
- Work closely with founders, designers, and researchers to deliver a highly intuitive, user-first product
- Rapidly prototype, iterate, and ship new features in a fast-paced startup environment
- Contribute to technical direction, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices
- Leverage modern AI tools and workflows to improve development velocity and product capabilities
- Help shape engineering culture, team standards, and long-term product vision as an early team member
Benefits
- Competitive base salary: $250,000 – $300,000
- Meaningful early-stage equity (approx. 0.2% – 0.75%)
- Opportunity to join as a founding engineer with significant ownership and impact
- Work directly with an experienced founding team from leading tech companies
- Build a category-defining AI product from the ground up
- Fast interview process with high hiring urgency
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
