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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** Wintermeyer Ventures
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $270,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Log Analysis, Open Source Technology, Software Construction, Software Deployment, Virtual Machines, Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us5788e062e3a68997122ad3344a973bd8

## About the Role

* Five to eight years of experience building products in startup environments, ideally across two startups.
 * Experience shipping products end to end and owning systems in production.
 * Hands-on infrastructure experience, or strong generalist skills and demonstrated enthusiasm for cloud infrastructure.
 * Ability to debug complex systems under pressure, including through shell access and log analysis.
 * High agency and comfort working without established playbooks or processes.
 * Experience with networking, Kubernetes, distributed systems, or cloud platforms is a plus.

## Description

Join a Series A cloud infrastructure company as a founding-level engineer, building software that helps teams deploy and manage applications across cloud environments. This hands-on role spans infrastructure engineering, production software development, and direct customer problem-solving.
What You'll Do

 * Build production-grade software across cloud infrastructure surfaces.
 * Own projects from architectural design through implementation and production deployment.
 * Debug complex systems, including investigating virtual machines, logs, and third-party open-source dependencies.
 * Work directly with customers to resolve infrastructure problems and inform product decisions.
 * Propose and drive projects in two-week cycles, collaborating with the team on technical challenges.