Founding Engineer — Build & Scale Ambitious Projects

Career Launch; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is hiring for a Founding Engineer who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and demonstrates strong execution, communication, and analytical judgment.

This role offers the chance to own projects end-to-end, turn messy information into actionable steps, and collaborate with product, operations, growth, strategy, and technical or customer-facing teams. This posting is intended for candidates who want to be considered for Career Launch opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Own projects, workflows, research, execution, or stakeholder-facing work related to the role.
• Turn messy information into clear next steps, concise updates, and practical recommendations.
• Collaborate across product, operations, growth, strategy, technical, or customer-facing teams depending on the role.
• Build evidence of your skills through resume/profile context that helps recruiting teams evaluate fit.

Job description

Career Launch is hiring for a Founding Engineer who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and demonstrates strong execution, communication, and analytical judgment.

This role offers the chance to own projects end-to-end, turn messy information into actionable steps, and collaborate with product, operations, growth, strategy, and technical or customer-facing teams. This posting is intended for candidates who want to be considered for Career Launch opportunities.