Founding Engineer

supermerit; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

supermerit is an early-stage startup; as a founding engineer you will own real surface area from day one, ship to users every week, and work directly with the founders on what to build next.

You will build features end to end, own core parts of the product, shape the roadmap, and set a high quality bar.

This role requires being comfortable with ambiguity and taking full ownership of outcomes while shipping production software.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering fundamentals.
• Bias to ship with a track record of delivering.
• Ownership mindset and ability to operate with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features end to end across the stack.
• Own a core part of the product and hold its quality bar.
• Help shape the roadmap and how the team works.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Bias to ship

Ownership mindset

Job description

About the role

supermerit is an early team, and this is a founding hire. You will own real surface area from day one, ship to users every week, and work directly with the founders on what to build next.

What you will do

• Build and ship features end to end across the stack
• Own a core part of the product and hold its quality bar
• Help shape the roadmap and how the team works

What we are looking for

• Strong engineering fundamentals and a bias to ship
• Comfort with ambiguity and full ownership of outcomes
• A few years building and shipping production software

Visa

We consider candidates who need sponsorship.