Founding Software Engineer

Kindredventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office perks and daily lunch

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Kindredventures is seeking a Founding Software Engineer in San Francisco to help build cutting-edge AI tools. You'll define core architecture and work directly with customers to deliver exceptional user experiences.

The role requires proficiency in TypeScript, React, and Node.js, with a competitive compensation package of $175,000 to $250,000 plus equity. Join a dynamic team focused on innovation and rapid iteration.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with tech stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI specifications and RESTful APIs.
• Understanding of SQL databases (Postgres).
• Knowledge of data visualization and charting libraries.

Responsibilities

• Build new features and define requirements across the tech stack.
• Understand customer AI use cases and solve their pain points.
• Scale infrastructure for running simulations and evaluations.
• Develop interactive data visualization tools.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

OpenAPI specifications

RESTful APIs

Postgres

Data visualization

LLM development

Job description

Founding Software Engineer

About Scorecard

Scorecard is building the leading evaluation and development platform for AI agents. Our mission is to empower cross-functional teams to ship AI products they can trust from prototype to production. We enable industry-leading customers to ship production-grade AI systems with confidence and speed.

We’re a small, nimble team backed by top-tier investors. We have multi-billion dollar customers and a long runway. To accelerate our growth, we’re looking to hire exceptional engineers to help shape the future of AI development.

What it’s like working at Scorecard

We're looking for a Founding Software Engineer who is passionate about building tools that users love and use every day. You’ll play a key role in defining our core architecture and shaping the direction of our product and company.

• We work 100% in-person at our office in SoMa in San Francisco.
• You’ll be building new features and defining requirements across the technical stack and UI/UX.
• You’ll work directly with customers by deeply understanding their AI-use cases and solving their top pain points.
• You’ll work with a low‑ego, talented team where you’ll be jamming on an idea in the morning and shipping it to production in the afternoon.

You’ll tackle technical challenges like

• Scaling infrastructure for running thousands of simulations and evaluations
• Building pipelines for automated testing and meta‑evaluation
• Developing interactive data visualization tools with sleek, responsive frontend designs

Who you are

• You’re a builder who thrives in dynamic environments
• You always prioritize the customer and you’re relentless in shipping sleek user experiences
• You ship fast and iterate even faster
• You build simple and scalable systems
  

Technical requirements

• Proficiency with our tech stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js
• Familiarity with OpenAPI specifications and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with SQL databases (Postgres)
• Understanding of data visualization and charting libraries
• [Bonus] Skills in LLM development (OpenAI, LangChain, etc.)
• [Bonus] Former founder or prior startup experience

Compensation and Benefits

• In‑office perks and daily lunch
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Annual salary range: $175,000 - $250,000 + competitive equity stake