Founding Engineer: Full-Stack & AI Infra

Next Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is seeking a Founding Engineer in New York City to build core infrastructure and integrations for an early-stage startup. Ideal candidates have 4-8 years of experience and a strong emphasis on backend development.

This role involves ownership of projects, designing scalable systems, and contributing to the engineering culture. Applicants should demonstrate experience in a 0-to-1 environment with entrepreneurial spirit.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack development experience with a backend emphasis.
• Experience taking products or major features from 0 to 1.

Responsibilities

• Own large, greenfield initiatives from concept through production.
• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Develop integrations with third-party platforms.

Skills

Full-stack development

Backend systems design

APIs and integrations

React

Node.js / Express

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or another STEM discipline

Job description

Next Ventures is seeking a Founding Engineer in New York City to build core infrastructure and integrations for an early-stage startup. Ideal candidates have 4-8 years of experience and a strong emphasis on backend development.

This role involves ownership of projects, designing scalable systems, and contributing to the engineering culture. Applicants should demonstrate experience in a 0-to-1 environment with entrepreneurial spirit.