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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** GERRA CO.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $225,000 - $300,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Software, Systems Integration, Backend
- **Published:** November 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/founding-engineer-los-angeles-ca--3ab97165-1ae5-4b1d-99e7-1a975da0e278

## About the Role

Sales, Customer Acquisition, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Systems Engineering, Cost Modeling, Microsoft Product Family, Business Growth, Customer Experience, Retail, Reporting Dashboards, * You've been an early engineer (seed/Series A) at a startup and built v1 vX products

 * Full-stack or back-end strength; comfortable moving between systems, APIs, and infra
 * You know the difference between shipping code and shipping transformation
 * You've owned critical systems where uptime and reliability meant real-world impact
 * You thrive on ambiguity and can build in weeks what others scope in quarters
 * You want to be measured by impact: robots deployed, revenue generated, customers transformed

## Description

As our Founding Engineer, you'll architect, build, and ship the software + systems that power real-world robot deployments across retail, hospitality, and live events. You'll work directly with the founders, sales, and deployment teams to turn pilots into chain-wide rollouts. Every line of code you ship directly translates into millions in ARR and into businesses transforming their customer experience.
This is a ground-floor role with direct ownership over the product and technology stack. You won't just build - you'll set the culture, playbooks, and standards for the engineering team we hire around you.

What You'll Do

 * Build and scale the software platform that powers 100+ robot deployments monthly
 * Design APIs, dashboards, and integrations that make robots usable for Fortune 500 clients
 * Translate customer outcomes into product features with immediate ROI
 * Partner with deployment leads to ensure Day 1 success at retail stores, hotels, and conventions
 * Create the engineering culture, tools, and best practices for the first 10+ hires
 * Balance speed with scale - shipping fast while architecting for chain-wide rollouts