Founding Software Engineer

Central Employment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary up to 250k

Equity package

Founding-level ownership

Direct founder access

Zero-to-one product build

Onsite NYC

Job summary

New York City onsite opportunity for a Founding Engineer at Central Employment. Join a well-funded, early-stage startup building AI-powered software and shape product and engineering culture from day one.

Work directly with founders to own critical technical decisions and drive the company’s growth in New York. You will build features end-to-end, scale backend with Node.js/TypeScript, and develop frontend with React/TypeScript, while defining engineering best practices and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
• Experience building and shipping products in startup or high-growth environments.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through to production.
• Strong product instincts and customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Desire to make a significant impact as an early employee.

Responsibilities

• Build and launch product features end-to-end.
• Architect and scale backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Develop high-quality frontend applications with React and TypeScript.
• Drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Work closely with founders and customers to rapidly ship new products and features.
• Help establish and grow a world-class engineering organisation.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React

Job description

New York City (Onsite) Up to $250,000 Base Salary + Meaningful Equity US Citizens or Green Card Holders Only

We're partnering with a well-funded early-stage startup building next-generation AI-powered software. Having secured strong backing and early market traction, they're looking for a Founding Engineer to join the team in New York and help shape the company's product, technology, and engineering culture from day one.

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with the founders, own critical technical decisions, and play a key role in building a category-defining business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and launch product features end-to-end.
• Architect and scale backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Develop high-quality frontend applications with React and TypeScript.
• Drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Work closely with founders and customers to rapidly ship new products and features.
• Help establish and grow a world-class engineering organisation.

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
• Experience building and shipping products in startup or high-growth environments.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through to production.
• Strong product instincts and customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Desire to make a significant impact as an early employee.

What's On Offer?

• Up to $250,000 base salary
• Significant equity package
• Founding-level ownership and influence
• Opportunity to work directly with experienced founders and investors
• Build products from zero to one
• Collaborative onsite environment in NYC

Please note:

Due to current hiring requirements, this position is open to US Citizens and Green Card holders only. Sponsorship is not available.