Founding Engineer

Stealth Startup; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Equity

Founding engineer ownership

Direct work with founders

Job summary

Stealth Startup is seeking a Founding Engineer to join our team in San Francisco, CA, onsite. This role offers significant ownership and the chance to shape the product as we build AI-powered automation for the construction distribution industry.

You will work on full-stack development with Next.js, TypeScript, Python, and Google Cloud Platform, ship production-ready software, and collaborate directly with founders to translate customer needs into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack development experience with Next.js, TypeScript, Python, and GCP.
• Experience building production-ready AI agents, including context engineering, tool design, and evaluation frameworks.
• Comfortable working directly with customers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Ships high-quality software quickly without compromising engineering standards.
• Passionate about staying on the cutting edge of AI technologies and applying them to real-world problems.

Skills

Full-stack development

Customer collaboration

Ship high-quality software

AI/ML interest

Tools

Next.js

TypeScript

Python

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Sales teams at construction supply distributors still spend a significant portion of their day buried in emails, spreadsheets, and legacy ERP systems. We are building AI-powered automation that eliminates repetitive operational work so sales teams can focus on selling. Today, our platform automates quoting and order entry, with a long-term vision of automating operational workflows across the industry.

We're looking for a Founding Engineer to join our team full-time, onsite in San Francisco, CA.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong full-stack development experience with Next.js, TypeScript, Python, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience building production-ready AI agents, including context engineering, tool design, and evaluation frameworks.
• Comfortable working directly with customers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Ships high-quality software quickly without compromising engineering standards.
• Passionate about staying on the cutting edge of AI technologies and applying them to real-world problems.

What We Offer

• Full visa sponsorship and relocation support to San Francisco.
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
• Opportunity to join as a founding engineer with significant ownership and technical influence.
• Work alongside experienced founders with successful backgrounds in enterprise software, AI, and process automation.
• The chance to build AI products that transform how distributors and manufacturers operate.