Founding Software Engineer

Alexander Chapman; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative startup as a founding engineer where you'll lead in developing AI-powered tools. Exciting opportunity for self-starters to influence product direction and deliver impactful features in a fast-paced environment. Ideal for those ready to take ownership and work collaboratively in a California-based team.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in early-stage startups preferred.
• Ability to work full-stack or focus on frontend/backend.
• Strong foundation in programming principles.

Responsibilities

• Own features end-to-end and shape the technical direction.
• Collaborate within a flexible environment to assign ownership on features.
• Push product development forward as part of the team.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

React

Adaptability

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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Team Head | Technology & Quantitative Development Recruitment

We’re partnering with an exciting early-stage startup that’s revolutionizing AI-powered code review. Having raised $1.3M in pre-seed funding with a seed round planned for this summer, the company is growing rapidly—adding 40 new clients this month alone—and building a team of passionate engineers to deliver their full product roadmap.

About the Opportunity:

Join as a founding engineer in a small, nimble team led by experienced, repeat founders who know the startup ecosystem inside out. This is a unique chance to own features end-to-end, move fast, and shape the technical direction from the ground up.

What We’re Looking For:

• Engineers who thrive in early-stage startup environments
• Proven ability to take full ownership of features and deliver quickly
• Senior or principal-level experience preferred, but motivated new grads from top CS programs with a strong fire and solid fundamentals are encouraged
• Flexible on tech stack and years of experience; passion, adaptability, and ownership mindset matter most
• Mission-aligned individuals excited by building impactful AI tools
• Full-stack TypeScript (React frontend, backend)
• Zero-sync framework for superhuman performance

Daily Work Environment:

• Collaborative and flexible; weekly planning to assign ownership on features
• Two cofounders currently, experienced engineering team growing
• Need strong self-starters who can stand on their own and push the product forward
• On-site work in San Francisco, no current visa sponsorship (exceptions for exceptional candidates)

Ideal Candidate:

• 3-5 years experience in early-stage startups (flexible for strong candidates)
• Comfortable working full-stack or primarily frontend/backend
• Excited by fast-paced startup life and building impactful products

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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