Founding Software Engineer, AI-Powered Aerospace Platform

Prevail Recruiting; California; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity 1.0%–2.0% (fully diluted)

One-month paid onboarding

Job summary

Prevail Recruiting is seeking the founding engineer for an early-stage aerospace software platform. You will own backend and frontend delivery, shaping architecture, and collaborating directly with the founder.

The role offers significant ownership, equity of 1.0%–2.0%, a paid one-month onboarding period, and a chance to ship a production-grade AI-powered platform for hardware teams on demanding timelines. Based in the United States, the position is fully remote with occasional Los Angeles area

Qualifications

• This role requires deep backend experience and ability to ship end-to-end systems.
• You will own architecture decisions and translate problems into scalable designs.
• Experience with AI coding agents and LLM-powered applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship the platform, focusing on backend first and frontend later.
• Shape architecture, run deployments, and deliver a reliable product.
• Collaborate directly with the founder and iterate with customer feedback.

Skills

Backend depth

Product builder

Architecture judgment

Agentic coding tools

LLM experience

Independent ownership

Tools

Python

Job description

Prevail Recruiting is seeking the founding engineer for an early-stage aerospace software platform. You will own backend and frontend delivery, shaping architecture, and collaborating directly with the founder.

The role offers significant ownership, equity of 1.0%–2.0%, a paid one-month onboarding period, and a chance to ship a production-grade AI-powered platform for hardware teams on demanding timelines. Based in the United States, the position is fully remote with occasional Los Angeles area