Founding Full-Stack Engineer

The Hire
San Francisco, CA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$96,000.0 - $120,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Databases Cloud Services Web Applications Web Application Frameworks Backend Front End Software Development Web Api

Job description

We are seeking a Founding Full-Stack Engineer to join the earliest technical team at a fast-moving AI video infrastructure startup. The company’s first product turns prompts and documents into whiteboard-style explainer videos in seconds, with a broader vision to make video generation fast, cheap, and programmable enough for AI to use video anywhere it uses text today. This is a founding engineering hire responsible for shaping the core product across the entire stack, from user-facing features to backend systems. The ideal candidate thrives on ambiguity, moves fast, and takes real ownership of outcomes rather than waiting for a fully-scoped spec. You will work directly with the founder and help define how engineering operates from day one., * Design and ship features spanning frontend, backend, and infrastructure

  • Build APIs and workflows for accounts, projects, billing, and collaboration
  • Create frontend experiences that are fast, intuitive, and reliable
  • Improve onboarding, account visibility, and overall developer experience
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, and customers to prioritize work
  • Write clean, maintainable code and documentation for the team to build on

Requirements

  • Strong full-stack engineering background with modern web applications
  • Experience with typed languages, frontend frameworks, backend APIs, databases, and cloud services
  • Solid product instincts and ability to simplify complex workflows for users
  • Comfortable shipping quickly while maintaining reliability on critical paths
  • Strong ownership mentality from problem definition through launch
  • Comfortable using AI tools to move faster, while relying on personal judgment to define and solve problems
  • Must be willing to work on-site in San Francisco, CA

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience at an early-stage startup or founding engineering team
  • Experience operating without a formal ticket queue or fully-defined spec
  • Comfortable working across product, design, and infrastructure simultaneously

Tools & Technology:

  • Modern frontend frameworks
  • Backend/API frameworks and databases
  • Cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling
  • AI-assisted development tools

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