Founding Engineer, Generalist

Wintermeyer Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Wintermeyer Ventures is seeking a founding engineer to join an early-stage AI company building a geospatial intelligence platform in San Francisco. You will own systems end-to-end and help shape technical and product direction as the team grows.

You will ship production software quickly, balance quality with customer outcomes, and identify what the system needs next while collaborating closely with the founder on early technical directions.

Qualifications

• Shipping production software in a fast-moving environment.
• End-to-end ownership of platform modules (backend/frontend).
• Experience with AI technologies and data-driven product work.

Responsibilities

• Own platform modules from architecture to production deployment.
• Build and improve data ingestion pipelines, spatial computation, agent orchestration, surfaces.
• Ship production software quickly while balancing quality and customer outcomes.
• Identify gaps and deliver what the system needs next.
• Collaborate with the founder to shape early technical direction.

Skills

Production systems

Full-stack development

AI tech fluency

Startup experience

Geospatial / spatial data

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company as a founding engineer building a geospatial intelligence platform. You will own systems end-to-end and help shape technical and product direction as the team grows.

What You'll Do

• Own platform modules from architecture through production deployment.
• Build and improve data ingestion pipelines, spatial computation layers, agent orchestration, and product surfaces.
• Ship production software quickly while balancing technical quality, product intuition, and customer outcomes.
• Identify technical gaps independently and propose and deliver what the system needs next.
• Work closely with the founder to shape early technical and product direction.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of experience shipping production systems as a software engineer.
• Full-stack experience building and owning production systems across backend and frontend.
• Fluency with current AI and software technologies.
• Experience taking initiative in a startup or early-stage environment.
• Production experience with data ingestion, spatial computation, or agent orchestration, and familiarity with geospatial or spatial data systems.
• Authorization to work in the United States through an H-1B transfer.
• Applied AI research, compelling side projects, competitive programming, or other evidence of strong technical ability is valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $150,000 to $350,000 annually. H-1B transfers only; new H-1B sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.