San Francisco, CA · Hybrid
$250K/yr
Founding Engineer San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $250,000 + 10% equity About the Company Our client is an early-stage, bootstrapped legal technology company reinventing how ...
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San Francisco, CA · Hybrid
$250K/yr
Founding Engineer San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $250,000 + 10% equity About the Company Our client is an early-stage, bootstrapped legal technology company reinventing how ...
New York, NY · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
... full-time or on the side. 82% of knowledge workers want to diversify their work outside of a single ... We're now looking for our founding engineer to help us build the product that can support and ...
New York, NY · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
... full-time or on the side. 82% of knowledge workers want to diversify their work outside of a single ... We're now looking for our founding engineer to help us build the product that can support and ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site +1
Remote or San Francisco Bay Area (Preferred) Format: Full-time The Mission Athena is building the ... The Role We're looking for our first Founding Engineer who will define Athena as much as the ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site +1
Remote or San Francisco Bay Area (Preferred) Format: Full-time The Mission Athena is building the ... The Role We're looking for our first Founding Engineer who will define Athena as much as the ...
Founding Engineer Terrabyte AI San Francisco, CA Full-Time About Terrabyte Terrabyte is building the intelligence layer for Earth - turning geospatial data into actionable insight at scale. We're an ...
Founding Engineer Terrabyte AI San Francisco, CA Full-Time About Terrabyte Terrabyte is building the intelligence layer for Earth - turning geospatial data into actionable insight at scale. We're an ...
$175K - $250K/yr
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $175,000-$250,000 + 1%-6% equity About the ... A former founder or founding engineer * A top-school background with high raw intelligence * Taste ...
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$175K - $250K/yr
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $175,000-$250,000 + 1%-6% equity About the ... A former founder or founding engineer * A top-school background with high raw intelligence * Taste ...
New York, NY · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
... full-time or on the side. 82% of knowledge workers want to diversify their work outside of a single ... We're now looking for our founding engineer to help us build the product that can support and ...
New York, NY · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
... full-time or on the side. 82% of knowledge workers want to diversify their work outside of a single ... We're now looking for our founding engineer to help us build the product that can support and ...
New York, NY · Remote
$156K - $182K/yr
About the Role This is a founding engineering role at a three-person, Y Combinator-backed startup ... Early-stage equity commensurate with a founding team role * Full-time position Location * On-site ...
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New York, NY · Remote
$156K - $182K/yr
About the Role This is a founding engineering role at a three-person, Y Combinator-backed startup ... Early-stage equity commensurate with a founding team role * Full-time position Location * On-site ...
New York, NY · On-site
$175K - $250K/yr
New York City, NY · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $175,000-$250,000 + meaningful equity About ... FinTech / AI The Role A Founding Engineer working primarily on the new AI CFO agent, with tech-lead ...
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New York, NY · On-site
$175K - $250K/yr
New York City, NY · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $175,000-$250,000 + meaningful equity About ... FinTech / AI The Role A Founding Engineer working primarily on the new AI CFO agent, with tech-lead ...
Remote or San Francisco Bay Area (Preferred) Format: Full-time The Mission Athena is building the ... The Role We're looking for our first Founding Engineer who will define Athena as much as the ...
Remote or San Francisco Bay Area (Preferred) Format: Full-time The Mission Athena is building the ... The Role We're looking for our first Founding Engineer who will define Athena as much as the ...
New York, NY · On-site
$156K - $182K/yr
About the Role This is a founding engineering role at a three-person, Y Combinator-backed startup ... Early-stage equity commensurate with a founding team role * Full-time position Location * On-site ...
New York, NY · On-site
$156K - $182K/yr
About the Role This is a founding engineering role at a three-person, Y Combinator-backed startup ... Early-stage equity commensurate with a founding team role * Full-time position Location * On-site ...
San Francisco Bay Area Type: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity (founding tier) About the role We're hiring a founding full stack engineer to help architect and build the ...
San Francisco Bay Area Type: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity (founding tier) About the role We're hiring a founding full stack engineer to help architect and build the ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $250K/yr
San Francisco, CA Type: Full-time, on-site TLDR: we are seeing a surge in market demand as agents ... We're looking for a founding engineer with strong backend and infra instincts to help build the ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $250K/yr
San Francisco, CA Type: Full-time, on-site TLDR: we are seeing a surge in market demand as agents ... We're looking for a founding engineer with strong backend and infra instincts to help build the ...
$150K - $200K/yr
Founding Engineer (Firmware/Systems) On-site Engineering, Product & Tech Full time San Francisco, California, United States Description Our client is a stealth, seed-stage startup building an AI ...
$150K - $200K/yr
Founding Engineer (Firmware/Systems) On-site Engineering, Product & Tech Full time San Francisco, California, United States Description Our client is a stealth, seed-stage startup building an AI ...
Lehi, UT · Hybrid
This is a full-time, hybrid position with 1 to 2 days a week in-office to support close cross ... Strong engineering judgment across models, orchestration, APIs, data and integrations, permissions ...
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Lehi, UT · Hybrid
This is a full-time, hybrid position with 1 to 2 days a week in-office to support close cross ... Strong engineering judgment across models, orchestration, APIs, data and integrations, permissions ...
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Miami, FL · On-site +1
The Role As a Founding Engineer at Tuyo, you won't just be joining our team-you'll be laying the ... Flexible PTO Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Miami, FL · On-site +1
The Role As a Founding Engineer at Tuyo, you won't just be joining our team-you'll be laying the ... Flexible PTO Employment Type: FULL_TIME
New York, NY · On-site +1
$150K - $185K/yr
The Role We are looking for a mission-driven, backend and infrastructure-focused software engineer with 4+ years of professional experience to join Loula as a full-time founding software engineer.
New York, NY · On-site +1
$150K - $185K/yr
The Role We are looking for a mission-driven, backend and infrastructure-focused software engineer with 4+ years of professional experience to join Loula as a full-time founding software engineer.
San Francisco, CA · On-site +1
$180K - $250K/yr
San Francisco, CA · On-site (SF strongly preferred; open to exceptional remote) · Full-time ... The founding team spans AI, advanced engineering, and policy, including leaders drawn from top ...
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San Francisco, CA · On-site +1
$180K - $250K/yr
San Francisco, CA · On-site (SF strongly preferred; open to exceptional remote) · Full-time ... The founding team spans AI, advanced engineering, and policy, including leaders drawn from top ...
New York, NY · On-site
$160K - $220K/yr
Brooklyn, NY · Hybrid (strong in-person preference) · Full-time Compensation: $160,000-$220,000 ... AI Tools / supply-chain automation The Role The client is hiring a Founding Full Stack Engineer to ...
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New York, NY · On-site
$160K - $220K/yr
Brooklyn, NY · Hybrid (strong in-person preference) · Full-time Compensation: $160,000-$220,000 ... AI Tools / supply-chain automation The Role The client is hiring a Founding Full Stack Engineer to ...
$160K - $200K/yr
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $160,000-$200,000 + 0.5-2% equity About the ... This is a founding-engineer seat on a tiny, high-ownership team. Founded 2025 · 1-10 people · ...
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$160K - $200K/yr
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time Compensation: $160,000-$200,000 + 0.5-2% equity About the ... This is a founding-engineer seat on a tiny, high-ownership team. Founded 2025 · 1-10 people · ...
New York, NY · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Founding Full-Stack Engineer Job Duration: Full-time Job Location: New York City, NY & San Francsico, CA Work Arrangement: Onsite About the Role * We're looking for a Founding Engineer to build and ...
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New York, NY · On-site
$120K - $180K/yr
Founding Full-Stack Engineer Job Duration: Full-time Job Location: New York City, NY & San Francsico, CA Work Arrangement: Onsite About the Role * We're looking for a Founding Engineer to build and ...
| Aspect | Full Time Founding Engineer | Full Time Software Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Credentials | Relevant technical degrees, startup experience often preferred | Computer Science or related degree typically required |
| Work Environment | Early-stage startup, high autonomy, broad responsibilities | Established company, specialized roles, structured environment |
| Industry Usage | Common in startups and new ventures | Widespread across tech companies and industries |
| Search & Comparison | Often compared for startup roles and entrepreneurial positions | Compared for corporate and established tech roles |
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$250K/yr
Full-time
Re-posted 13 days ago
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time
Compensation: $250,000 + 10% equity
Our client is an early-stage, bootstrapped legal technology company reinventing how people find the right lawyer. Their attorneys provide free guidance to anyone seeking legal help, use AI to diagnose exactly what each person needs, and connect them with the right firm, earning revenue by sharing in the fees those referrals generate. Their wedge is a conversational voice AI intake product that they give to other law firms for free: when a caller's needs fall outside what a firm handles, the caller is transferred to our client in real time. The product is already live and working, attorneys across many practice areas have signed on, and early partner-firm outreach is converting well.
Founded 2026 · 1-10 people · Industry: Legal Tech
The RoleThis is the company's first engineering hire, reporting directly to the Founder. You will take a working, founder-built voice AI intake product from prototype to production-grade reliability, own the platform that powers referrals between the company and its partner firms, and personally deploy the product into those firms. Because these are sensitive, high-stakes conversations with people in legal distress, reliability, privacy, and security are the core engineering problems from day one, not afterthoughts.
What you'll be doing
Tech stack: Not specified.
Requirements
