Founding Engineer: Architect, Ship, and Scale Early Products

People Culture Talent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PCT partners with early-stage, venture-backed companies to recruit exceptional Founding Engineers who will join at the earliest growth stages. You’ll shape technical direction, own significant product and engineering decisions, and have outsized impact on the company’s trajectory.

Founding Engineer opportunities vary by company but typically involve joining a small, founder-led team with broad ownership across product and engineering as the company scales.

Responsibilities

• Build and launch core products and features from zero to one.
• Make foundational architecture and technology decisions that influence scaling.
• Work across the stack based on product and business needs.
• Partner with founders, customers, and early team members to translate ideas into working products.
• Establish engineering practices, systems, and standards as the team grows.
• Identify, evaluate, and solve ambiguous technical and product challenges.
• Contribute to hiring and building the future engineering organization.

Job description

PCT partners with early-stage, venture-backed companies to recruit exceptional Founding Engineers who will join at the earliest growth stages. You’ll shape technical direction, own significant product and engineering decisions, and have outsized impact on the company’s trajectory.

Founding Engineer opportunities vary by company but typically involve joining a small, founder-led team with broad ownership across product and engineering as the company scales.