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VP of Finance

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$200 - $360/hr

Important: our CEO is a deeply technical founder. This role is explicitly designed to complement that. We're looking for someone who has partnered closely with a technical founder before, has a ...

Strong builder credibility through experience as a software engineer or technical founder; you speak the language of builders and have the presence to earn the trust of technical founders and startup ...

$240 - $315/hr

Strong builder credibility through experience as a software engineer or technical founder; you speak the language of builders and have the presence to earn the trust of technical founders and startup ...

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Technical Co-Founder

Baltimore, MD · On-site +1

$37K - $43K/yr

I am looking for my technical partner. Someone who believes succeeding is a team sport, and a healthy culture is good for business. We will work together to revolutionize how organizations innovate ...

The Opportunity FutureSight is seeking an applied AI builder to co-found and lead the technical direction of a new B2B AI venture from the ground up. This is a co-founder partnership with founder ...

Not a fullstack dev who "uses AI" -- someone closer to a technical founder: you take an operational business problem end-to-end, act as your own PM, design the architecture, and build until it ...

Background as a software engineer or technical founder * Familiarity with how LLM-based systems are built and deployed -- enough to have a meaningful technical conversation with the engineers ...

The Opportunity FutureSight is seeking an applied AI builder to co-found and lead the technical direction of a new B2B AI venture from the ground up. This is a co-founder partnership with founder ...

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How much do technical founder jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for technical founder in the United States is $44,267.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $37,500.00 and $44,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a technical founder?

A Technical Founder is an entrepreneur who establishes a startup or company and brings significant technical expertise to the founding team. They are typically responsible for developing the core product, overseeing technology strategy, and building the initial technology infrastructure. Technical Founders often have backgrounds in software engineering, product development, or related technical fields. Their role is crucial in ensuring the startup’s product is viable, scalable, and innovative. They may also participate in fundraising, hiring, and overall business strategy.

What are some common challenges technical founders face when transitioning from product development to team leadership?

Technical Founders often excel at building the initial product but may find it challenging to shift their focus to hiring, managing, and leading a growing team. As the company scales, responsibilities move from hands-on coding to mentoring engineers, setting technical direction, and aligning with business goals. Balancing technical debt, product vision, and team dynamics requires new skills in delegation and communication. Embracing this transition is crucial for both personal growth and the company's long-term success.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a technical founder, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Technical Founder, you need deep expertise in software development, product design, and systems architecture, often demonstrated by a degree in computer science or extensive industry experience. Familiarity with programming languages, cloud platforms, and agile project management tools is essential, along with a strong understanding of startup and product lifecycle processes. Exceptional problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills help drive vision, build teams, and attract investors. These skills and qualities are crucial for building scalable products, leading a technical team, and driving the company toward sustainable growth.

What is the difference between Technical Founder vs Product Manager?

AspectTechnical FounderProduct Manager
Required credentialsTechnical degree, coding skills, startup experienceBackground in business, marketing, or product design
Work environmentFounding team, startup, early-stage companyEstablished companies, tech firms, product teams
Industry usageStartup ecosystem, tech industryTech, software, digital products

The Technical Founder typically has technical expertise and plays a key role in building the product from inception, often founding the company. In contrast, a Product Manager focuses on guiding product development, strategy, and user experience within an existing organization. While both roles require understanding of technology and product development, the Technical Founder is more involved in technical creation and startup leadership, whereas the Product Manager emphasizes product strategy and market fit.

What job categories do people searching Technical Founder jobs look for?

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Infographic showing various Technical Founder job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 89% Full Time, 6% Part Time, 3% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $44,267 per year, or $21.3 per hour.

Technical Enablement Lead, Claude Platform

Doist

Seattle, WA • On-site

$270 - $310/hr

Other

Posted 19 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Translate new platform capabilities into demos, labs, and quick-reference guides within days of release.

  • Run Claude Platform training for technical onboarding and ongoing enablement programs, delivering hands-on sessions.

  • Coach technical sellers on demo delivery through practice sessions and office hours.


Job description

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole.

About the role

The Claude Platform ships fast, and every launch lands better when the field can understand it, demo it, and teach it. You’ll own platform enablement end to end: the demos, hands‑on labs, and technical curriculum that let Anthropic’s go‑to‑market teams showcase the Claude Developer Platform with confidence, whether they’re building on Anthropic’s first‑party API or through Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry. You’ll join roadmap and launch planning with the product team before features ship, so the field has what it needs on day one. You’re an engineer who teaches. You’ve shipped products to users. You know the difference between a demo that raises awareness and one that creates champions. And you get as much energy from watching a seller nail your lab as from building it yourself.

Key responsibilities
  • Turn launches into field‑ready content: Translate new platform capabilities (API, tool use and MCP, Agent SDK, memory and skills) into demos, labs, and quick‑reference guides within days of release, and build compelling demo scenarios across industries and developer personas.
  • Deliver training that sticks: Run Claude Platform training for technical onboarding and ongoing enablement programs, delivering hands‑on sessions wherever the field gathers, from a 12‑person lab to a 100‑person field‑readiness day.
  • Coach the field: Coach technical sellers on demo delivery through practice sessions and office hours.
  • Scale beyond the live session: Develop self‑service resources and experimental tools so the field can learn without you in the room, and contribute to the tooling that scales enablement, including demo environments, content‑freshness automation, and self‑service infrastructure.
  • Close the loop with product: Stress‑test new platform features before launch, then bring field signal back to product and product marketing on where sellers get stuck and what content would unlock the next deal.
  • Measure what lands: Track content usage and session feedback so you know what is working and what to retire.
Minimum requirements
  • Experience in a customer‑facing technical role, such as solutions architecture, sales engineering, developer relations, or technical enablement.
  • Experience writing production‑quality code and building technical demos.
  • Hands‑on experience building with LLM APIs and agents, including tool use, MCP, or agent frameworks, beyond prompting alone.
  • Experience using AI coding tools as part of your daily engineering work.
  • Experience delivering live technical training or talks to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
  • Experience partnering directly with sales, solutions engineering, or other go‑to‑market teams.
Preferred requirements
  • A portfolio you can show us: labs, courses, talks, or repos you built yourself.
  • Experience with Claude Code, or a comparable agentic coding tool, as core infrastructure in your daily work.
  • Experience building on the Claude Developer Platform through cloud providers such as Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, or Microsoft Foundry.
  • Experience as a technical founder, early startup employee, or 0‑to‑1 operator who has taken an idea to product‑market fit.
  • Public speaking, conference presentations, or community‑facing developer advocacy.
  • Experience building enablement tooling, such as demo environments, content‑freshness automation, or self‑service infrastructure.
  • Deep enthusiasm for AI and genuine care about building it responsibly.
Annual compensation

Annual Salary: $270,000 — $310,000 USD

Logistics
  • Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
  • Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position.
  • Location‑based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
  • Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren’t able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
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