Founding Engineer

Scion Staffing, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Founding engineer role

End-to-end ownership

Influence on architecture and product

Job summary

Scion Technology is seeking a founding engineer in San Francisco to help scale an AI-driven protection platform. You will own features end-to-end, leverage AI coding tools, and shape architecture, technical strategy, and product direction with direct influence.

The role requires strong fundamentals in CS, experience shipping major projects, and expertise in TS/React/Next.js, Python, and web automation. This is a backend-leaning, high-ownership opportunity in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• CS degree with strong fundamentals in software engineering
• Experience shipping end-to-end projects
• Proficient in TypeScript, React/Next.js, Python
• Experience with web scraping and browser automation (Playwright or Puppeteer)
• Experience with Git workflows and CI/CD
• ML/fine-tuning background is a plus

Responsibilities

• Scale the platform architecture to the next scale
• Build and maintain agent harnesses and automation across the system
• Web scraping/browser automation against fragmented carrier systems
• Maintain reliability of inbound-demand systems; fix and scale quickly
• Own features deployment; use AI coding tools while reviewing output
• Collaborate closely with founder on model and product direction

Skills

GitHub

TypeScript

React/Next.js

Python

Databases

Playwright

Puppeteer

CI/CD

ML

Education

CS degree

Tools

Git

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

Scion Technology has been engaged to conduct a search for an experienced Founding Engineer for our client, an AI-driven protection solutions company. This is a full-time position based in San Francisco, CA. Our client is seeking a highly technical engineer to help scale a rapidly growing AI-driven platform to its next stage of growth. In this role you will leverage AI coding tools and own features end-to-end.

PERKS

Be the founding engineer and help shape the company's technology, product, and engineering culture from day one.

Own mission-critical systems end-to-end with direct influence over architecture, technical strategy, and product direction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scale the platform architecture from annualized premium to the next order of magnitude
• Build and maintain agent harnesses and automation across the insurance back office
• Web scraping / browser automation (Playwright/Puppeteer) against fragmented carrier systems
• Keep inbound-demand systems from breaking; fix fast and rebuild for scale
• Own features ideas deployment; use AI coding tools while fully understanding/reviewing/testing output
• Fine-tuning work alongside the founder

QUALIFICATIONS

• A strong GitHub with proven building - shipped something substantial end to end (an agent, research, a real project).
• Strong programming fundamentals (CS degree; real DS&A) - can nudge AI tools TypeScript, React/Next.js, Python, databases
• Web scraping / browser automation (Playwright or Puppeteer ideal)
• Good Git workflows: clear commits, PRs, code review, CI/CD
• Plus: fine-tuning / ML background

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This direct hire position offers a salary of $100,000-160,000 annually.

They offer a robust benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with additional perks.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records.

We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.