Founding Engineer, Head of Engineering Track — Palo Alto

Whop; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A pioneering digital marketplace company is seeking an engineering leader to architect a new discovery product. The ideal candidate will have a strong CS background and full-stack experience, playing a crucial role in product development and team mentorship. This role offers a competitive salary and equity, working closely with founders in a dynamic environment.

Leistungen

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Ownership in product and culture

Qualifikationen

• Hold a CS degree from an elite university.
• Built products end-to-end through rapid growth.
• Experience in social platforms, FinTech, or marketplaces.

Aufgaben

• Partner with founders to define product vision.
• Stand up core infrastructure for payments and apps.
• Mentor next engineers and drive technical roadmap.

Kenntnisse

CS fundamentals

End-to-end product building

Full-stack development

Consumer-product experience

Strong communication

Problem-solving skills

Ausbildung

CS degree from an elite university

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node

Postgres

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

The Role

We need a stellar engineering IC to architect and ship a completely new digital marketplace discovery product. You will be the technical and cultural bar-setter for every follow-on engineering hire in Palo Alto.

What You’ll Do in Your First Year

• Months 0-3: Partner with founders and product to define the vision, pick the initial stack, and launch a Discovery product—fast.

• Months 4-5: Stand up core infrastructure (payments, core seller apps)

• Months 6-9: Harden scalability and reliability for thousands of daily creators, introduce engineering standards

• Throughout: Hire and mentor the next few engineers, own rigorous code reviews, and drive the technical roadmap.

You Might Be a Fit If You

• Hold a CS degree from an elite university and have strong CS fundamentals.

• Built products end-to-end as a founding engineer or early hire through rapid growth (Seed → Series C).

• Ship full-stack (e.g., TypeScript/React, Node/Go/Rust, Postgres/Firebase, AWS/GCP) while choosing the right tool quickly.

• Have consumer-product experience in social platforms, FinTech, or high-liquidity marketplaces.

• Operate like an owner with a bias for action, ruthless prioritization, and crisp communication.

• Demonstrate raw intelligence and generalist range, from low-level debugging to product-strategy whiteboarding.

Bonus Points

• Prior founding experience (your own startup or first ten at someone else’s).

• Expertise in growth loops, payments, or creator-monetization tools.

• Open-source contributions or technical writing that showcase taste and craftsmanship.

Why Whop

• Ownership: Founding seat in Palo Alto with outsized influence on product and culture.

• Speed: Ship weekly; your code reaches real creators fast.

• Upside: Competitive salary plus meaningful equity in a rocket-ship with $115 million+ in creator earnings last month alone.

• Backed by legends: Collaborate with investors who built PayPal, Eventbrite, and Twitch.

• Mission: Empower millions to earn a living doing what they love.