Founding Engineer - In Person, San Francisco

Heavi Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top equity

Founding engineer role

In-person work in SF

Job summary

Heavi Inc in San Francisco seeks its first engineer, joining in-person with customers across the country to own major parts of the product and influence architecture, stack, and product direction.

You’ll work directly with customers to understand problems, ship solutions quickly, and help shape engineering culture, practices, and team norms from day one.

We offer a $140k+ salary and top‑of‑market equity; apply by emailing [e-mail] with a quick resume and why you’d be a good fit.

Qualifications

• Thrive in ambiguity and deliver fast.
• Founder experience or strong interest in starting something new.
• Comfortable working with blue collar customers and learning on the job.
• Willing to learn how engines work or have related curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand problems and ship solutions fast.
• Help shape engineering culture, practices, and team norms from day one.
• Collaborate with us on product and business decisions (this isn’t a back‑seat role).

Skills

Startup experience

Founder mindset

Engineering leadership

Customer collaboration

Job description

You’ll be our 1st hire and founding engineer in San Francisco, working in person with us and our customers across the country. You’ll own major parts of the product and have outsized influence on architecture, stack, and product direction.

What you’ll do

Work directly with customers to understand problems and ship solutions fast.

Help shape engineering culture, practices, and team norms from day one.

Collaborate with us on product and business decisions (this isn’t a back‑seat role).

You’re the right person for the job if you:

Are sharp, scrappy, and thrive in ambiguity.

Are excited to immerse yourself in a historically overlooked space (a character building one that you’ll want to talk about at dinner parties).

Enjoy talking to blue collar folks, and respect the embodied knowledge they have earned.

Have founded a startup yourself before, or want to in the future.

Want to work on real-world problems that impact real people, not massive corporations.

[bonus] You know how an engine works! Or, you want to learn.

The Team

We’re Mike and Sanjay , repeat founders and operators who’ve been in the trenches before on 0->1 and scaled to $250M in revenue. We have a bit of grey hair, and know how to avoid the basic mistakes. You can trust us to handle the highs and lows while keeping our heads on straight. Our CTO has been a Founding Engineer before, and knows how important this role is to setting the company up to succeed.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously. Building a once in a generation business is hard enough, it’s important to have fun and enjoy working with your team while you do it.

What We Offer

$140k+ salary and top-of-market equity

Hand on the wheel of the company, opportunity to keeps trucks moving

To Apply: email [e-mail] with a quick resume and a note about why you think you might be a good fit for the role. We'd love to hear from you, even if you're unsure.