Founding Engineer

• 4+ years of engineering, including at least one product you built from 0 to 1
• You’ve been engineer #1 to #10, or the first engineer on a new product line
• Full-stack or backend depth in TypeScript, Python or Go
• You ship without a spec and talk to customers directly
• You live in or near NYC or SF and want hybrid or onsite

• Typical base: $175K to $240K
• 9 founding roles top out at $300K+. Joining early doesn’t mean a pay cut.
• Salary is on the request before your first call. Many roles include equity.

Who’s hiring

• 53 founding engineer roles open in NYC, 37 in SF, across full stack, AI, backend and infra
• 140+ startups from pre-seed to late stage, backed by YC, a16z, Sequoia, General Catalyst and Founders Fund
• 85% are pre-seed to Series A, so teams are small and you own real scope