Founding Software Engineer
Runbook
We're building the AI workforce for the physical economy — AI agents that replace the manual coordination layer running on emails, spreadsheets, TMS, ERP, and phone calls at companies that move, make, and deliver physical things. Our agents handle complex multi-day workflows, learn from feedback, and reach 90%+ autonomous execution in production. Our founder Obaid Khan co-founded Motive — scaled it to $350M+ in revenue and a $5B+ valuation. We're going after the next big problem in the same market. Early team but we have multiple customers including Fortune 500. We move fast and hold a high bar. Join us and build the core agent platform that automates complex operational workflows across the physical economy. You'll work across the stack — from AI agent orchestration to the product surfaces customers interact with daily. What You'll Do Ship end-to-end: design, build, and operate features that span agent orchestration, integrations (TMS, ERP, email, voice, vendor portals), and the UIs customers use to train, review, and trust the agents. Own problems, not tickets. You'll pick up ambiguous customer workflows and turn them into reliable automated systems in production. Work directly with customers — including Fortune 500 ops teams — to understand what they actually do all day, then compress it into agent behavior. Raise the autonomous execution rate. Every point from 80% → 95% is a product, infra, and evals problem. You'll work on all three. Set the engineering bar. Early team decisions compound — architecture, code review culture, on-call, how we ship. What We're Looking For 5+ years shipping production software, with meaningful full-stack range (you've built the backend and the product surfaces on top of them). A track record of driving large, ambiguous projects to done — not just completing tickets inside someone else's design. Strong product instincts. You can tell when something is 90% there and still wrong, and you push until it's right. You want massive ownership on an early team and are energized by the ambiguity that comes with it. Tech Stack & How We Work TypeScript across the stack deployed on modern cloud infrastructure. Pragmatic about tools — we pick what lets us ship. Small team, high trust, low process. Direct access to founders and customers. In-person bias. #J-18808-Ljbffr
$180k - $225k
Join to apply for the Founding Fullstack Software Engineer role at Code Four (YC X25) This range is provided by Code Four (YC X25). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $180,000.00/yr - $22...SuggestedFull time$150k - $225k
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$175k - $250k
Kindredventures is seeking a Founding Software Engineer in San Francisco to help build cutting-edge AI tools. You'll define core architecture and work directly with customers to deliver exceptional user experiences. The role requires proficiency in TypeScript, React, and...$200k
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$175k - $250k
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- PassFort is seeking a Founding Software Engineer based in the Bay Area or New York City. In this role, you will help build a mobile and web app focused on improving government welfare systems. You must be skilled in React and have experience with AWS. The position offers...
$175k - $195k
...closed our seed round in November 2025 and our first commercial deployment launches in August. The Role We are hiring a Founding Software Engineer to own the software platform that turns our foundation model and IoT hardware into a usable product. As an early addition...Permanent employmentFull timeTemporary workWork at officeImmediate start€80k - €160k per year
About the Role A Y Combinator-backed AI creative tools startup is hiring its founding software engineer . You'll work directly with the founding team to shape the technical foundation of an AI-powered motion design platform — turning what once took hours into minutes for...Full timeWork at officeWorldwideVisa sponsorship$200k - $275k
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$150k - $300k
Founding Software Engineer - Backend and Infrastructure San Francisco | In office | Full-time We are hiring a Founding Software Engineer in San Francisco. We are building a small, talent-dense team. This role will define the engineering archetype at Unsiloed AI and set...Full timeWork at officeVisa sponsorship- PassFort is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to innovate within TruTec, an AI-powered construction platform set to revolutionize the $17 billion industry. You will take charge of features, optimize performance, and ensure cross-platform reliability. The ideal candidate...
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$200k
...generation of products for private market investing. As a Senior Software Engineer on Meridian, you’ll own the technical design and delivery of... ...tradeoffs through launch and iteration. This is a founding engineer role on a zero‑to‑one product with meaningful distribution...Work at office2 days per week$150k - $225k
A leading recruitment agency in San Francisco seeks a Founding Software Engineer (Full Stack) to design and build internal solutions leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of experience, a strong technical background, and...Relocation package
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