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Founding Backend Engineer Jobs in San Ramon, CA (NOW HIRING)

Founding Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$97K - $129K/yr

About the Role Join a pre-seed AI startup as Engineer #4 on the founding team, working directly ... Design, build, and consume REST APIs on the backend * Build scalable frontend interfaces with React

Founding Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$97K - $129K/yr

About the Role Join a pre-seed AI startup as Engineer #4 on the founding team, working directly ... Design, build, and consume REST APIs on the backend * Build scalable frontend interfaces with React

We'd love to have you join our voyage as a founding member of our product engineering team. About ... Your work will skew towards backend development, but you'll end up working up and down the stack ...

We'd love to have you join our voyage as a founding member of our product engineering team. About ... Your work will skew towards backend development, but you'll end up working up and down the stack ...

Lead Engineer (Backend)

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$200K - $275K/yr

... capable engineering leader who is motivated to meaningfully improve the way healthcare is ... As an early team member, you'll work closely with our founding team while helping to build and lead ...

Founding Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $250K/yr

This is a founding engineer role -- you'll operate at near-CTO level, taking vague problems all the ... You'll be backend-heavy and AI-native, but fully capable of going full-stack when needed. If you've ...

Make independent UX, UI, backend, and AI/ML trade-offs based on what each feature actually needs ... Founding or early-stage startup engineering experience (pre-Series B or equivalent scale). Also ...

Backend/AI Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$150K - $300K/yr

The Opportunity As a Backend/AI Engineer, you'll work on our core API that powers document parsing ... Have prior experience founding a company or building products at early stages * Have experience ...

Founding Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $250K/yr

This is a founding engineer role - you'll operate at near-CTO level, taking vague problems all the ... You'll be backend-heavy and AI-native, but fully capable of going full-stack when needed. If you've ...

Founding Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $250K/yr

Ship full-stack when needed (Go backend, Vite + React + TypeScript frontend) * Champion AI-first ... Prior startup experience or time as a founding/early engineer * Experience building AI-driven ...

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How much do founding backend engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for founding backend engineer in San Ramon, CA is $165,015.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $138,600.00 and $192,200.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Founding Engineer

Recruiting from Scratch

San Francisco, CA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 2 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
Recruiting from Scratch is representing a dynamic venture-backed company at the forefront of AI and data solutions for B2B enterprises. The Founding Engineer will design and implement scalable backend systems, develop REST APIs, and collaborate with teams to integrate machine learning models into production.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implement scalable backend systems using AWS and GCP.
• Develop and maintain REST APIs to support various applications and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate machine learning models into production.
• Optimize data storage and retrieval processes using vector stores.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices in software engineering.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production environments to ensure system reliability.
• Assist in the deployment of infrastructure solutions and automation processes.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 1-4 years of experience in backend engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency in AWS and GCP for cloud infrastructure management.
• Experience developing REST APIs and working with vector stores.
• Strong understanding of software development principles and best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Preferred:
• Familiarity with Langchain and its applications in machine learning.
• Experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Knowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration tools.
Company:
A recruiting agency working with technology companies to help them hire software engineers, data roles, product managers, and hardware. Founded in 2021, the company is headquartered in Albany, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.

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Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

New York, NY, US

Year founded

2021

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