Founding Engineer

New York City (Onsite) Up to $250,000 Base Salary + Meaningful Equity US Citizens or Green Card Holders Only

We're partnering with a well-funded early-stage startup building next-generation AI-powered software. Having secured strong backing and early market traction, they're looking for a Founding Engineer to join the team in New York and help shape the company's product, technology, and engineering culture from day one.

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with the founders, own critical technical decisions, and play a key role in building a category-defining business.

What You'll Be Doing

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.

Requirements

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.

What's On Offer?

Up to $250,000 base salary
Significant equity package
Founding-level ownership and influence
Opportunity to work directly with experienced founders and investors
Build products from zero to one
Collaborative onsite environment in NYC

Please note: Due to current hiring requirements, this position is open to US Citizens and Green Card holders only. Sponsorship is not available.

If you're excited by the challenge of building a company from the ground up and want genuine ownership over the product and technical direction, we'd love to hear from you.

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