Founding Engineer — Build from Zero to One

People Culture Talent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PCT (People Culture Talent) partners with early-stage, venture-backed companies to recruit exceptional engineers who can join at the earliest growth stages. Founding Engineers will shape technical direction, own significant product and engineering outcomes, and have outsized impact on a company's trajectory.

Opportunities vary by client but typically involve joining a small team, collaborating with founders, and taking ownership of both product and engineering organization as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Significant software engineering experience and a track record of shipping high-quality products.

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 directly with founders, customers, and early team members to translate ideas into working products.
• Establish engineering practices, systems, and standards as the team grows.
• Help identify, evaluate, and solve ambiguous technical and product challenges.
• Contribute to hiring and building the future engineering organization.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical judgment

Ambiguity tolerance

Product mindset

Cross-stack work

Early-stage enthusiasm

Job description

PCT (People Culture Talent) partners with early-stage, venture-backed companies to recruit exceptional engineers who can join at the earliest growth stages. Founding Engineers will shape technical direction, own significant product and engineering outcomes, and have outsized impact on a company's trajectory.

Opportunities vary by client but typically involve joining a small team, collaborating with founders, and taking ownership of both product and engineering organization as the company scales.