Founding Engineer, SF

Wrangle; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Wrangle is seeking a Founding Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area for a full-time hybrid role. You will build core architecture for search functionality, scale data pipelines, and integrate with customer-facing data sources.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver accurate search infrastructure over large unstructured datasets. You’ll join a fast-moving startup with meaningful ownership and the chance to shape the product from its early stages, including a paid work trial during

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of side projects and demonstrated work that shows craft.
• Good design sense and quality in past projects.
• Experience with large data and complex systems architecture is a plus.
• Full-stack experience with React, Node, SQL, Tailwind and related languages.
• Experience with ranking/search algorithms and AI agents is a plus.
• Hybrid work capability and ability to be in Menlo Park or SF offices several days a week.
• Prior startup or founding experience is a huge plus.

Skills

Portfolio

Design sense

Independent work

Team collaboration

Tools

React

Node

SQL

Tailwind

Job description

Role Description

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Founding Engineer at Wrangle, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The responsibilities are on building critical architecture for search functionality and cross-functional collaboration, expanding on existing architecture and working with large-scale data pipelines. You'll be working with the team to build the most accurate search infrastructure over large sets of unstructured data, integrate with customer-facing data sources, and more.

You'll have lots of agency and be part of a fast-moving environment with real impact.

Process

If selected from the initial pool, you'll be briefly screened by one of the founders for eligibility. There will be a second screen to assess ability, and discuss culture and role fit. If selected post-screen, you'll communicate directly with the founding team to set up a paid work trial where you'll be given a specific focus and asked to implement changes/new functionality, where you'll be evaluated on following guidelines, utilizing available resources (AI permitted), and quality of the output.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of side projects, passion driven exploration and proven work

• Strong design sense and level of craft exhibited in work

• Experience with large data and complex systems architecture is a nice to have

• Full-stack experience with React, Node, SQL, Tailwind, and adjacent languages

• Experience with ranking/search algorithms and AI agents are a plus

• Ability to work hybrid and be in the office (Menlo Park or SF) multiple days a week

• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment

• Prior startup experience preferred but not required

• Prior founding experience is a huge plus

Compensation

Compensation is in the $100k-150k range, with competitive equity.