Founding Software Engineer

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.