Founding Engineer
$250k - $350kGoliath Partners LP
The team is eager to bring on a Founding Fullstack AI Engineer to join the team. There is a bit of wiggle room on tenure necessary, we are looking at those with anywhere from 4 Years of Experience onwards. Role Highlights Design and deploy scalable search/retrieval pipelines for heterogeneous data (structured + unstructured). Build Backend systems that manage context and power RAG based workflows for autonomous agents. Combine LLMs, vision models, reinforcement learning, and orchestration scaffolds to enable robust multi step agent behavior. Total Comp: $250-350k from a base perspective. Equity will also be involved at anywhere from .05-.1%. #J-18808-Ljbffr
- ...structure, and provide clarity to the team about moving pieces during periods of growth or change. About the role We’re looking for a Founding Engineer who wants real ownership. You’ll build features, talk to customers, and help shape the product as we figure things out...Suggested
- ...of dollars in volume with consistent profitability. We’re based in NYC, founded in 2025, and still small enough that every hire materially shapes the firm. The role We’re hiring a founding engineer to build the systems the trading business runs on — exchange connectors,...Suggested
- ...previously part of building Europe’s fastest growing InsurTech and founded a licensed EU bank processing payments of €1B/yr+. Now we are... ...growing and best-funded startups. About the role As founding engineer you will work alongside a team of experienced 2x-founders and ex...Suggested
$200k - $250k
...Founding Engineer | NYC | $200k–$250k + Equity DevLogic is partnering with a stealth, pre‑seed‑backed startup in NYC to find their next Founding Engineer. This is a rare one. You'd be the second engineer in the building, working directly with two technical co‑founders...SuggestedWork at officeRelocation packageFlexible hours- ...NYC position only . Any applications outside of NYC will not be reviewed. The role Sunspell is a venture lab, and this is a founding engineering seat. You build and ship end-to-end across our internal operating system and the products on top of it, from prototype to production...SuggestedFull timeContract work
$100k - $180k
...ecosystem. We're backed by the world9s leading investors including Y Combinator, 10X Founders, Zillionize, Amino Capital, etc. As a Founding Engineer , you9ll help architect, build, and scale the core systems that power global payroll and money movement. You9ll work directly...- ...it accountable. We’re VC-backed and pre-seed with a two-person founding team (CEO and CTO) and a growing roster of AI agents handling bookkeeping... ...people can build. That’s why we’re hiring our first dedicated engineer, and why there is an enormous amount to build, fast. The Role...Immediate start
$130k - $160k
...driven company. Role Description Saige is looking for a software engineer excited to work on meaningful problems at the intersection of... ...pipelines to user-facing components. This is a full‑time, on‑site Founding Engineer role based in New York City. Team Description Saige's...Full time- ...and service for our B2B partners allows them to serve more homebuyers, with the products they need, at market leading rates. Founding Engineer The Founding Engineer will operate as technical leader focused on execution, velocity, and practical problem-solving in an early...Self employmentRemote work
- ...at places like Google, BCG and Coalition. You’ll have outsized impact and ownership You'll build something from 0 to 1. As a Founding Engineer, you'll take on many of the responsibilities expected in a founder. Main responsibilities include: Own the end-to-end development...
- ...underneath the models, making new LLM releases more valuable, not redundant. The engineering team is currently 4 people and is expected to triple in size in the next two months. The company was founded by former engineers from Palantir, Meta, and Amazon. It has raised $6...
$180k - $250k
...Founding Engineer – AI Learning Platform Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-time Compensation: $180K – $250K We are building the future of learning for the deskless and blue-collar workforce , fundamentally reshaping a $400 billion market by leveraging...Full timeWork at office3 days per week- ...improve the product What they're looking for 2-5 years of software engineering experience CS degree from a strong engineering programme (or... ...competitive salary Comp Competitive base + meaningful founding equity. Location New York City - five days onsite. #J-18808-Ljbffr...
$220k
...Machine Learning Engineer / Founding Engineer NYC Up to $220K About the Opportunity I'm working with a high-growth AI startup in New York City that is building intelligent solutions at the intersection of machine learning and cloud infrastructure...- ...founders, we're combining modern AI, automation, and software engineering to solve real-world business problems in a large, global market... ...and enterprise organisations worldwide. The Opportunity As a Founding Engineer, you'll work alongside experienced founders and senior...Worldwide
$170k - $225k
...Role: Founding Engineer (Full-Stack/AI) Location: New York, NY | Full-time | On-site Compensation: $170k - $225k + Equity (0.75% - 1.25%) About the Role This is your chance to be a founding engineer at a stealth AI startup redefining video creation and...Full time$200k - $260k
...About Rhythmic Rhythmic is an embedded stablecoin finance company founded by senior fintech operators with experience at Circle,... ...of building that future. The Role Rhythmic is hiring a Founding Engineer to lead the long-term engineering strategy plus day-to-day execution...Contract workFor contractors$150k - $300k
...Founding Engineers: Let 100+ Companies Compete For You Fonzi is an AI recruiting company. No job boards. No recruiter spam. Companies request to interview you and submit salary bids upfront. Every week, hiring managers at 100+ pre-vetted startups in NYC and San Francisco...$120k - $180k
...startup (Google + Y Combinator among the backers) building the AI-native infrastructure to change that. They're looking for a Founding Engineer to help lead the charge — a lean team, real traction, and a founder's-mentality culture where the person who spots the problem...Full time3 days per week$160k - $260k
...mission is simple: place the best people in the right roles to drive long-term success for both clients and candidates. Founding Engineer Location: New York City Company Stage of Funding: Seed Stage AI Infrastructure Startup Office Type: Onsite Salary...Work at office- ...Founding Engineer (NYC) Join Lava's team in shaping how people and AI build, monetize, and work together. Lava is a universal connector to every LLM, API, and MCP, powering an integrated workspace and productivity with no key sprawl to manage. Lava also gives developers...Work at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hoursShift work
- ...by a Stanford GSB founder with experience scaling new businesses at Sword Health and Homebase. About the role As the Founding Engineer, you are our first engineer and the technical leader. You will build the core platform from scratch, owning architecture, data...
$125k - $200k
...meaningful projects in our product pipeline, and we need to grow the engineering team to build out the vision. From day 1 you’ll hit the ground... ...with some of the most exciting work of your career. As a Founding AI Engineer, you’ll be working on new applications of AI that...Full time- ...candidate profiles across active roles and use resumes/profiles to understand which backgrounds may be a fit. THE ROLE As a Founding GTM Engineer, you may work on projects that require strong execution, communication, analytical judgment, and the ability to move quickly...
$500 per month
...AI fund), Liquid 2 (Joe Montana), and others. The Role You are not a traditional, manual enterprise sales rep. You are our Founding GTM Engineer. Today, Rovi Health relies heavily on warm referrals and founder-led sales to close enterprise-level deals. As we scale, the...Work at officeImmediate start- ...Founding Engineer Opportunity We are partnering with a profitable, pe-backed company building systematic trading infrastructure for real-world markets. Live events generate tens of billions of dollars annually in secondary ticket transactions, yet the market remains...
$150k - $225k
...Neptune Founding Engineer (Full Stack) Neptune is building the concierge couples trust to navigate the biggest decisions of a life together. We pair emotionally intelligent AI with vetted legal and financial experts and transparent pricing, so both partners can make confident...Work at officeShift work- ...Early engineering hire at a well-funded seed-stage startup taking on the proxy advisory duopoly with AI. Hybrid NYC, work directly with... ...approach to corporate governance We’ve raised a sizable seed, the founding team blends deep capital markets experience with technical...Work at office
- ...We are hiring a founding engineer. This is not a normal engineering job. You will help decide what the company becomes, because the first technical decisions shape everything that follows. If you do this well, years from now large parts of the system will still look the...
$180k - $220k
...General Context | Founding Engineer | NYC (On-Site) | $180-220K + Equity | Role As a Founding Engineer, you'll help build our agentic marketing/creative platform and the core infrastructure that powers it. This is a ground‑floor opportunity to architect and ship the foundational...
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