Founding Engineer
deform
We're DeForm: With $4.6M in backing by Elad Gil, Naval Ravikant, Steve Jang of Kindred Ventures, and more, DeForm is an early stage startup powering GTM strategies for web3 companies like Coinbase! Through us, you'll have more success in launching, managing, and rewarding your crypto communities and ecosystems. About the Role: As a Founding Engineer at DeForm, you're not only a teammate, you are an early hire that will set the tone for both the business and culture. You'll craft experiences that: facilitate foundational information exchange between consumers and businesses verify blockchain information with a given onchain identity accelerate customer information processing with the use of AI enable anyone to distribute crypto-native assets without technical know-how What we can promise you is that this will be an unforgettable adventure – so if you're excited to co-create the future of marketing and community with us, keep on reading. Who we're looking for: 4+ years of fullstack software engineering experience preferably with experience in VC backed startups Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, Next.js) AND/OR API-based backends (e.g., REST, GQL). Enjoys shipping products/features end to end and able to prototype and iterate quickly around sophisticated user workflows Strong technical communication skills and able to distill complex information to non-technical audiences Enjoys working closely with customers through various communication channels to gather requirements Passionate about leading their own designs and development Must be able to commute to the office in San Francisco by the Giants ballpark Features that you may build: Viral waitlist gamification protocols Scalable infrastructure for virtual waiting rooms Autogenerate a form with AI / GPT Minting NFTs and/or tokens after a form response Onchain workflows & automations - the first-ever IFTTT tool with native onchain actions Integrations with many other SaaS tools (Hubspot, Salesforce, Sendgrid, etc) In-app native table experience with onchain data analytics (imagine Airtable but you can easily add columns that pull onchain data) In-app user & customer directory (web3 CRM) SOC2 & GDPR compliance for our enterprise users Bonus: You're captivated by the transformative potential of web3 and crypto technologies, maybe even a seasoned explorer of this digital frontier. You’re familiar with crypto through opening your own wallet, minting an NFT, etc. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to see what building a business from the ground up is like Sizeable early stage equity! Benefits Premium medical, dental, and vision benefits Flexible time off Early stage equity Annual team travel opportunities to conferences internationally #J-18808-Ljbffr deform
$150k - $200k
...We are hiring on behalf of our client. An elite, stealth-stage hardware company based in San Francisco who is seeking a Founding Electrical Engineer to help design and build a first-of-its-kind autonomous circuit board fabrication platform. The client's technology is...SuggestedFull timeWork at office- ...Employment: Full-time / Permanent Industry: Robotics / Electronics / Hardware About the Role We are looking for a Founding Electrical Engineer to join an early-stage engineering team developing a fully autonomous PCB fabrication machine . You will work...SuggestedPermanent employmentFull time
$170k - $200k
...computer interaction. We are a team of passionate researchers and engineers developing technology that doesn't just solve today's... ...interacts with digital devices. About the role As Axion's Founding Electrical Engineer, you will own the electrical stack. You'll...SuggestedContract workWork at office- ...MLabs in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Founding Electrical Engineer to design and build a first-of-its-kind autonomous circuit board platform. You will own custom electronics, firmware, and system integration in a highly hands-on founding role. As a founding team...Suggested
- ...About the Role Join a recently funded founding team as its first hardware engineer, taking a prototype device from concept through production. You will own the hardware journey, from board design and manufacturing through quality assurance, and help deliver a reliable...SuggestedVisa sponsorship
- ...human approval, and drives systems it was never given an API for. About the Role: This is a backend- and systems-heavy founding engineering role where \"full-stack\" means owning the product and system end-to-end. You'll build the workflow engine for long-running...Full timeH1bWork at officeVisa sponsorshipMonday to Friday
$70k - $80k
...About the Role Join an early-stage consumer AI hardware team as its Founding Hardware Engineer. You will own the hardware from the next board revision through production, helping develop a compact wearable for private interaction with computers. The device is at the...Full timeRelocationVisa sponsorship- ...Clera in San Francisco, CA seeks a hands-on hardware engineer to own the hardware journey from concept to scalable production. You will... ...deliver a reliable device. You\'ll collaborate closely with the founding team to move prototypes into production, optimize power...
$160k - $200k
...Job Description Job Description About the Role This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage hardware-tech company building AI-powered tools for electronics design. You will own real client PCB projects end-to-end while working side by side with a software...Relocation$180k - $230k
...(CTO) and Chirag (CEO) are the team today. You'd be the second engineer: real-time voice, generative UI that redraws itself based on who... ...without being asked. Comp Base: $180-230K Equity: Founding-caliber Location: In-person, San Francisco Process 4...Live inWork at office$175k - $225k
...About the Role Join a fast-moving, early-stage consumer AI startup as a Founding Engineer — a rare, high-impact position working directly alongside the founder. This is a true 1-of-1 opportunity to shape both the product and engineering culture from the ground up....Remote workVisa sponsorship$180k - $280k
...About the Role This is a founding engineer role at an early-stage AI startup building intelligent agent platforms for top-tier insurance carriers. You will own large swaths of the product end-to-end, working at the intersection of LLMs, unstructured data, and complex...$250k
...transferred to us in real time. The company is bootstrapped and founded by a former startup and venture capital attorney. Sixteen... ...reply rate. About the Role This is the company’s first engineering hire, reporting directly to the Founder, who is currently the...Full timeCasual workWork at officeImmediate startRemote workRelocation- ...researcher who has spent his entire career in enterprise AI, leading engineering teams from seed through Series C. The broader team includes... .... We hold a high bar of excellence that starts with the founding team. Background Deploying truly impactful AI Agents today requires...
- ...and the US. The role You will be one of the first three engineers, and the first ones hired. This is a CTO-calibre seat: you set... ...Zero-to-one experience: founder, technical co-founder, CTO, or a founding or very early engineer at a high-growth startup An...InternshipRelocationRelocation package
- ...As a Founding Engineer, you will work directly with the founders to build production-grade multi-agent systems, backend infrastructure, and financial data systems that power research and live trading. What You’ll Do Technical Development – Design and ship new features,...
- ...candidate profiles across active roles and use resumes/profiles to understand which backgrounds may be a fit. THE ROLE As a Founding Engineer, you may work on projects that require strong execution, communication, analytical judgment, and the ability to move quickly...
- ...YCombinator and other top investors, and already working with CAT, John Deere, Bobcat, and other top OEM dealers. The Role Founding product engineer hire. You own the product - designing the infra, building the product, handling customers relationships and onboarding....
$170k - $250k
...Healthcare AI · Founding Team · San Francisco $170K – $250K + 0.5–1.5% Equity SF · Remote-Flexible $5M Raised · Tier-1 VCs 2–4 Founding Engineers No Visa Sponsorship AI Agents Replacing Manual Healthcare Operations A well-funded, early-stage AI startup founded...InternshipRemote workVisa sponsorshipRelocation packageFlexible hours- ...strategic operators. Now we need to build fast enough to match customer demand. The Role This is not a typical engineering role. You’ll be our founding engineer, with an outsized role in how the product, company, and engineering culture evolve. You’ll write code,...
$350k
...consistent and personalized across all channels. Reverse engineering legacy healthcare systems that don’t have public APIs to integrate... ...who desperately need them. We’re looking for exceptional founding engineers to help us realize this ambition. If you’re an...Contract workNight shift$150k - $250k
...the company | Founding Engineer | San Francisco | ONSITE | Full-time | $150K-$250K + 1-3% equity Hedge is an AI-native insurance company. We started as a wholesale brokerage for specialty commercial insurance, where AI agents do most of the work of placing policies:...Full timeWork at office- ...A cracked, early-career builder with 2 to 8 years of real experience who has already done zero to one: a founding or very early engineer at a strong AI-native or YC startup, or an ex-founder or ex-CTO who is now back to building. They learn unusually fast and have a clear...Full timeInternshipLive in
$150k - $250k
...The opportunity Hedge is hiring a founding engineer to build the agents that run an insurance company and the infrastructure that lets them scale. You’ll build systems that read messy submissions, chase missing information, navigate carrier requirements, and move accounts...Work at office- ...tl;dr: This is a 1 of 1 role. We're looking for a founding engineer to work alongside a Thiel Fellow founder as employee #1 - with 5X more equity than most "founding engineers". About Empathic “…but I tell you all today, I would rather die a man than live for all eternity...InternshipWork at office
$150k - $250k
...AgentMail is building the identity and communication infrastructure for AI agents, starting with email. We are looking for a Founding Engineer with backend and infra focus to architect systems for agents as the end users. Responsibilities: Design APIs that are...Work experience placementInternship- ...connections will form the foundation of the agentic internet – and Caylex will be the infrastructure powering it. The Role As a Founding Engineer, you’ll play a central role in shaping both our product and engineering culture. You will: Work full-stack across...Full timeWork at office
- ...Founding Engineer (Full Stack) Location: San Francisco Bay Area Type: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity (founding tier) Backed by 8VC, we're building a world‑class team to tackle one of the industry’s most critical infrastructure...Full time
- ...The Role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as a Founding Engineer with ownership across the web platform. The role combines implementation with substantial influence over product decisions and roadmap priorities. What You'll Do...Work at office
- ...world at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. The founding team previously built and scaled products at financial services... ...Coinbase and Sardine. The opportunity As our Founding Engineer , you will define, build, and maintain the technical foundation...
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