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# Founding Software Engineer

- **Company:** The Hire
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $84,000.0 - $108,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Databases, Software Tools, Backend, Low Latency
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8b630fda88ff07fa

## About the Role

* Strong systems thinking - comfortable reasoning about latency, throughput, memory, CPU/GPU, and I/O
 * Proven experience improving performance in production software
 * Proficiency in C++ or a similar low-level language, along with backend development experience
 * Disciplined approach to measuring before optimizing
 * Comfortable using AI tools to increase speed, while relying on personal judgment to define and solve problems
 * Must be willing to work on-site in San Francisco, CA, * Background in robotics, embedded systems, or electronics engineering
 * Comfortable working below the obvious product surface
 * Specific examples of performance improvements delivered in production

Tools & Technology:

 * C++ or similar low-level languages
 * Backend/API frameworks and databases
 * Cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling

AI-assisted development tools

## Description

* Improve speed, efficiency, and reliability across core technical systems
 * Profile and resolve bottlenecks in code, media pipelines, and infrastructure
 * Build tooling for benchmarking, testing, and tracking system regressions
 * Tune concurrency, caching, batching, and scheduling for better resource use
 * Design clean internal interfaces that hide complexity from the rest of the team
 * Stay close to product priorities while solving deep technical problems


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