Founding Engineer - In Person, San Francisco
Listed on 2026-07-24
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Software Engineer
You’ll be our 1st hire and founding engineer in San Francisco, working in person with us and our customers across the country. You’ll own major parts of the product and have outsized influence on architecture, stack, and product direction.
What you’ll doWork directly with customers to understand problems and ship solutions fast.
Help shape engineering culture, practices, and team norms from day one.
Collaborate with us on product and business decisions (this isn’t a back‑seat role).
You’re the right person for the job if you:Are sharp, scrappy, and thrive in ambiguity.
Are excited to immerse yourself in a historically overlooked space (a character building one that you’ll want to talk about at dinner parties).
Enjoy talking to blue collar folks, and respect the embodied knowledge they have earned.
Have founded a startup yourself before, or want to in the future.
Want to work on real-world problems that impact real people, not massive corporations.
[bonus] You know how an engine works! Or, you want to learn.
The TeamWe’re Mike and Sanjay , repeat founders and operators who’ve been in the trenches before on 0->1 and scaled to $250M in revenue. We have a bit of grey hair, and know how to avoid the basic mistakes. You can trust us to handle the highs and lows while keeping our heads on straight. Our CTO has been a Founding Engineer before, and knows how important this role is to setting the company up to succeed.
We don’t take ourselves too seriously. Building a once in a generation business is hard enough, it’s important to have fun and enjoy working with your team while you do it.
What We Offer$140k+ salary and top-of-market equity
Hand on the wheel of the company, opportunity to keeps trucks moving
To Apply: email with a quick resume and a note about why you think you might be a good fit for the role. We'd love to hear from you, even if you're unsure.
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