Founding Engineer

Digitailor; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitailor is seeking an early-stage, founding engineer for our B2B SaaS headcount planning platform. You will design, build, and ship features, owning substantial parts of the product from system design to production, in close collaboration with founders and early customers.

You will work across frontend and backend in a small team, communicating with customers to translate problems into scalable technical solutions, with emphasis on performance and data modeling in a fast-paced startup.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-stack software engineering experience across frontend and backend development.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and the ability to quickly learn new stacks; experience with GCP and MongoDB is relevant.
• Experience designing low-latency systems and working with transport or streaming technologies.
• Strong systems design and data modeling skills, along with solid computer science fundamentals; a degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred.
• Experience at a venture-backed startup, as a founder or founding engineer, or owning zero-to-one projects in another setting.
• Product and user empathy, initiative, and experience collaborating with customers or cross-functional teams to shape a product.
• B2B software experience is valuable, particularly in HR or finance, as is experience working on small teams and across different responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, ship, and iterate on product features while balancing speed with quality.
• Work with the founders to turn customer problems into practical technical solutions.
• Own substantial parts of the product, from system design and implementation to production support.
• Talk directly with customers to investigate issues and understand how they work with data.
• Contribute across engineering, product, and customer support in a small, early-stage team.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

Customer collaboration

Startup experience

Data modeling

Computer Science fundamentals

Learning quickly

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

GCP

MongoDB

Job description

About The Role

Join an early-stage B2B SaaS team building software for enterprise headcount planning. In this founding engineering role, you will work closely with the founders and early customers, taking ownership from technical design through production to help shape a product used across finance, HR, and recruiting workflows.

What You'Ll Do

Design, build, ship, and iterate on product features while balancing speed with quality. Work with the founders to turn customer problems into practical technical solutions. Own substantial parts of the product, from system design and implementation to production support. Talk directly with customers to investigate issues and understand how they work with data. Contribute across engineering, product, and customer support in a small, early-stage team.

What We'Re Looking For

At least 2 years of full-stack software engineering experience across frontend and backend development. Proficiency in TypeScript and the ability to quickly learn new stacks; experience with GCP and MongoDB is relevant. Experience designing low-latency systems and working with transport or streaming technologies. Strong systems design and data modeling skills, along with solid computer science fundamentals; a degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred. Experience at a venture-backed startup, as a founder or founding engineer, or owning zero-to-one projects in another setting. Product and user empathy, initiative, and experience collaborating with customers or cross-functional teams to shape a product. B2B software experience is valuable, particularly in HR or finance, as is experience working on small teams and across different responsibilities. Compensation & Benefits Base

Salary

$150,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

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