Founding Engineer

True; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Unknown is seeking a Founding Engineer to help build an enterprise HR/headcount platform from the ground up. You will partner with founders and early customers, shaping the product and delivering practical solutions as the startup seeks product-market fit.

You'll own substantial parts of the product, work across engineering, product, and support, and ship iteratively in a small team. On-site in Palo Alto, this early-stage role offers visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-stack web development experience.
• Experience with TypeScript/Node.js and MongoDB.
• Startup or founding-engineer experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ship and iterate quickly while balancing delivery speed with quality.
• Partner with founders to design solutions for customer problems.
• Work directly with customers to diagnose and resolve product issues.
• Own substantial parts of the product, from design through production release.
• Contribute across engineering, product, and customer support in a small team.

Skills

Full-stack development

Frontend and backend web apps

TypeScript

Node.js

MongoDB

Google Cloud Platform

Systems design

Data modeling

Low-latency systems

User empathy

Education

BS in CS/Engineering

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

MongoDB

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an early-stage B2B software team building a platform for enterprise headcount planning. As a Founding Engineer, you will work closely with founders and early customers to shape the product and deliver practical solutions as the company works toward product-market fit.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Ship and iterate quickly while balancing delivery speed with product quality.
• Partner with founders to design solutions for customer problems.
• Work directly with customers to diagnose and resolve product issues.
• Own substantial parts of the product, from technical design through production release.
• Contribute across engineering, product, and customer support in a small team.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• At least 2 years of full-stack software engineering experience, with hands-on frontend and backend web application development.
• Experience at a venture-backed startup, as a founder or founding engineer, or in another early-stage environment building a product from the ground up.
• Proficiency with web technologies and experience learning and shipping across multiple stacks; the current stack includes TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with systems design, data modeling, low-latency systems, and transport or streaming technologies.
• Strong product and user empathy, including the ability to consider how users interact with data.
• Comfort working in small teams, taking initiative, and owning work across engineering, product, and customer support.
• Experience collaborating with customers or cross-functional teams; B2B software experience, especially in HR or finance, is a plus.
• A computer science or engineering degree is preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: $165,000 to $210,000 annually.

Visa sponsorship is available.

LOCATION

On-site in Palo Alto, California, United States.