Founding Software Engineer - Build from 0 to 1 in NYC

Central Employment

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 225,000 - 275,000

Full time

14 days+

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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 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

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