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Clera

Founding Engineer

New York, NY · Remote

$180K - $250K/yr

About the Role This is a founding engineering seat on a small, fast-moving team building multi ... Remote arrangements are not available for this role.

Shaped

Data Engineer

Brooklyn, NY · Remote

$130K - $200K/yr

We're a remote team but have a small office in Brooklyn, New York. We are looking for a data ... You will be a founding engineer working to reliably ingest customer data (both with batch and real ...

Shaped

Full Stack Engineer (Analytics)

Brooklyn, NY · On-site +1

$100K - $150K/yr

We're a remote team but have a small office in Brooklyn, New York. We are looking for a full-stack ... You will be a founding engineer working on state-of-the-art AI infrastructure. As one of Shaped ...

Shaped

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Brooklyn, NY · On-site +1

$130K - $200K/yr

We're remote but have an office in Brooklyn, New York. We are looking for a machine learning engineer to design, build, experiment and optimize Shaped's AI discovery engine. You will be a founding ...

Shaped

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud)

Brooklyn, NY · On-site +1

$100K - $150K/yr

We're remote but have an office in Brooklyn, New York. We are looking for a software engineer with cloud infrastructure experience - preferably within the AWS ecosystem. You will be a founding ...

Collate Labs, Inc

Software Engineer (Product)

New York, NY · On-site +1

$190K - $260K/yr

Centralize was founded by Rachit Kataria, a founding engineer on Facebook Shops who helped scale it ... This role is open to remote candidates in the US, with a strong preference for candidates based in ...

HeadStart

Senior, Applied AI Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

$225K/yr

We have a sun-drenched loft office in NYC and a remote-friendly culture to support those outside of ... Bonus if you've been a founding engineer or startup early hire , with history building production ...

talentpluto

Founding Account Executive

New York, NY · Remote

$325K/yr

Location: Remote (United States) Work Model: Remote Industry: Cloud infrastructure cost ... They sell a genuinely new product category to engineering-led teams and have scaled revenue rapidly ...

Office Hours

Senior IOS Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

$153K/yr

You've been an early or founding engineer on a consumer app that scaled * Experience integrating AI ... Parent-friendly, remote work, and paid family leave More about us Office Hours was founded in 2020.

Humana

Lead, Offensive Security

New York, NY · Remote

... its founding engineer. As Lead, Offensive Security (AI & Tooling), you will own the in-house AI ... The Bigger Picture Join a 100% remote, highly specialized offensive security team where you will ...

Humana

Lead, Offensive Security

New York, NY · Remote

... its founding engineer. As Lead, Offensive Security (AI & Tooling), you will own the in-house AI ... The Bigger Picture Join a 100% remote, highly specialized offensive security team where you will ...

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What is a remote founding engineer?

A Remote Founding Engineer is a key technical team member who helps launch and build a startup from its earliest stages, working entirely or primarily from a remote location. They are responsible for designing and developing the initial product, making crucial technical decisions, and often establishing the company's engineering culture. Founding Engineers typically collaborate closely with the company’s founders and may have a significant influence on the startup’s direction. Their role often includes both hands-on coding and broader responsibilities such as hiring, setting up processes, and scaling technology as the company grows.

What are some unique challenges and rewards of being a remote founding engineer in an early-stage startup?

As a Remote Founding Engineer, you'll face the challenge of building core product features from scratch while collaborating virtually with other founders and early team members. This often means balancing rapid, iterative development with high-quality code, all while helping to set technical direction and culture remotely. The role is highly rewarding for those who thrive in dynamic environments and value broad ownership, as your contributions directly shape the product and the company's future. You'll also gain valuable experience in both technical leadership and startup operations, positioning yourself for significant career growth and potential equity rewards.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a remote founding engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Remote Founding Engineer, you need a deep background in software development, systems architecture, and ideally startup experience, often supported by a degree in computer science or related fields. Mastery of cloud platforms, version control (like Git), and familiarity with frameworks relevant to the product, as well as experience with DevOps tools, are typically required. Exceptional problem-solving, self-motivation, and strong communication skills help remote founding engineers stand out, especially in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. These combined skills and qualities are crucial for building scalable products, driving innovation, and collaborating effectively while working remotely in an early-stage company.

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Founding Engineer

New York, NY • Remote

Clera
1 - 10 employees
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$180K - $250K/yr

Full-time

Posted 25 days ago

Job description

About the Role

This is a founding engineering seat on a small, fast-moving team building multi-modal AI agents across voice, SMS, and email for the sports and youth-activity industry. You'll own one of four core domains end-to-end — B2B product, agent quality, family graph infrastructure, or B2C consumer product — and work directly with customers to shape the product without a dedicated PM layer.

What You'll Do

  • Own an entire product domain from architecture to daily production deploys.

  • Join customer calls, synthesize feedback, and make independent product decisions.

  • Build and optimize multi-modal agents targeting sub-500ms voice latency, high SMS response rates, and persistent conversation state across channels.

  • Drive architecture and quality standards for non-deterministic systems, including evals, prompt versioning, guardrails, and drift detection.

  • Work full-stack across React/Next.js frontends, Node.js backends, and Python voice services.

What We're Looking For

  • 3–8 years of full-stack engineering experience shipping 0-to-1 products at high-growth startups, top-tier tech companies, or as a founder.

  • Production proficiency in TypeScript with hands-on experience in Node.js, React, and Next.js.

  • Hands-on production experience with LLM APIs or agent SDKs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Vercel AI SDK, Mastra, LangGraph, or similar) — not just tutorials or prototypes.

  • Depth in at least one area: production voice/SMS agents, long-running agent state and memory, B2B2C or marketplace product architecture, or agent evals and guardrails.

  • Comfortable making product decisions independently and running customer discovery without PM support.

  • Python experience with real-time voice pipelines (LiveKit, Deepgram, STT/TTS) or evaluation tooling (LLM-as-judge frameworks) is a strong plus.

  • Familiarity with infrastructure tools such as Redis, BullMQ, Vercel, Render, Sentry, or PostHog is a plus.

  • Founder background with demonstrated traction (revenue, funding, or acquisition) and clear learnings from failure is valued but not required.

  • No visa sponsorship available; must be authorized to work in the US.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary $180,000 – $250,000 annually, plus equity. No visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site five days per week in New York City, NY (Chelsea). Remote arrangements are not available for this role.