Founding Engineer
$175k - $225kClera
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. The company is building a real-time, AI-enabled platform focused on digitizing human connection, making AI conversations feel genuinely present and responsive. You'll be one of the first engineers in, with enormous scope and ownership. What You'll Do Build across the full application stack alongside the founder, design team, and other engineers. Design and implement systems for memory, retrieval, proactivity, and AI responsiveness. Integrate and develop cutting-edge real-time video generation and audio synthesis models, both internal and third-party. Set the bar for engineering quality and help recruit world-class talent as the team grows. Extensively use and test the product yourself — because you genuinely care about the user experience. What We're Looking For Required: Computer Science degree from a top university. Required: 2–7 years of professional software engineering experience (not a new grad). Required: Strong CS fundamentals and high technical aptitude. Required: Demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit — experience in startups or other fast-moving, ambiguous environments. Required: Technically complex side projects that showcase initiative and depth. Required: High energy, self-driven, and comfortable with early-stage chaos. Bonus: Experience with real-time media, vision or video model training/deployment, memory systems, voice/audio-focused projects, or typed scientific Python. Tech Stack Python (including typed scientific Python) Vision and video models Real-time video generation and audio synthesis Memory and retrieval systems Agentic coding and AI-assisted development tools Compensation & Benefits Salary: $175,000 – $225,000 USD annually Visa sponsorship available Location This role is fully on-site in San Francisco, CA . Candidates must be willing and able to work in person. Remote work is not available for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr
$200k
...products for private market investing. As a Senior Software Engineer on Meridian, you’ll own the technical design and delivery of major... ...sequencing tradeoffs through launch and iteration. This is a founding engineer role on a zero‑to‑one product with meaningful...SuggestedWork at office2 days per weekAngelList Venture
San Francisco, CA3 days ago$150k - $250k
...invited SignalFire to our investor group. Now, we’re hiring the founding team that will scale Blueberry across the world’s largest... ...authentically engage their customers at scale. As our Founding Engineer, you’ll be a co-architect of everything we build at Blueberry....SuggestedWork at officeLocal areaImmediate startShift workPear VC
San Francisco, CA3 days ago$200k - $240k
...and AI, and help define what it means for robots to live and interact alongside people. The Role We are looking for an engineer to found our Mission Autonomy team, which will own our robot’s long-duration decision-making layer and orchestrate the totality of Abi’...SuggestedWork at officeShift workAndromeda-Robotics
San Francisco, CA3 days ago$240k - $400k
..., auditability, and real‑world guarantees. Join a talent‑dense founding team with meaningful equity and real growth upside at the intersection... ...artificial intelligence. Role Summary As our Founding Engineer, you will own a zero‑to‑one product and its infrastructure. You...SuggestedVisa sponsorshipPraxis, Inc.
San Francisco, CA3 days ago$195k - $230k
...The Role We're looking for a Founding Product Engineer to help build the next generation of financial products for the millions of low-income Americans who interact with Forage. Forage is the leading payment processor for regulated payments, starting with EBT. We...SuggestedWork at officeRemote workForage
San Francisco, CA2 days ago$200k - $250k
# Founding EngineerApplyApplyPosted about 1 month agoShareFull TimeSan Francisco, California$200,000 - $250,000 Annually## About Our ClientOur... ....---## About the Role – Founding EngineerAs a Founding Engineer, you will be involved in nearly every major technical decision...Fuel Talent
San Francisco, CA3 days ago$200k - $300k
...is supporting an early-stage AI infrastructure client in San Francisco in the search for a highly skilled Senior/Staff Founding Full-Stack Engineer Agent Systems. The successful candidate will join the companys early-stage team and help build complex systems from the...Full timeH1bWork at officeVisa sponsorshipMonday to FridayPeople Hive HR Consultancies LLC
San Francisco, CA17 days ago- ...alongside the team and handle sales, marketing, deal ops, and engineering on the same gateway we sell to customers, and we are building... ..., with applied research at Google Brain and Waymo, and one co-founded Coursera. The job You are our first sales engineer, and...Immediate start
MintMCP
San Francisco, CA1 day ago $175k - $275k
...About The Role Join an early engineering team at an AI creative technology startup building tools for automated video and marketing content... ...web application development. Experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early employee at an early-stage startup, or engineering...Digitailor
San Francisco, CA2 days ago- ...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
Techtree
San Francisco, CA5 days ago $150k - $300k
...Premier Global Links LLC is seeking a technically exceptional Founding Engineer to join an early-stage technology team building an AI-native supply chain platform. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex engineering problems, work directly with customers, and...Full timeVisa sponsorshipRelocation packagePremier Global Links LLC
San Francisco, CA5 days ago- ...it works: our revenue is doubling every few months and we have strong product market fit. The role You will be our founding engineer. You'll report directly to our CTO and work closely with both founders on what we build, how we build it, and where the...
Jobrapido
San Francisco, CA1 day ago $250k
...Founding Engineer (San Francisco Startups | up to $250k+ + equity) Salary: Total compensation up to $250,000+ plus meaningful equity Dex is an intelligent recruiter that helps you run your job search. Tell Dex about your experience, what you want to build or solve, and...DEX
San Francisco, CA4 days ago- ...or wallet, and buy stocks. Our core belief is that U.S. equities should be as open as the dollar. Role You’ll be our Founding Engineer. You will lead the implementation of our hedging engine: the system thatdrives the execution of every order on the platform and...Weekend work
Street
San Francisco, CA2 days ago $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 officeHOBBES Inc
San Francisco, CA2 days ago$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 officeHedge (YC P26)
San Francisco, CA1 day ago$150k - $250k
...About the Role Join an early-stage agricultural technology company as a Founding Engineer, building full-stack software from initial concept through production deployment. This role is suited to an engineer who enjoys contributing across the software development lifecycle...Wintermeyer Ventures
San Francisco, CA5 days ago- ...Founding Engineer (Full Stack) Location: San Francisco Bay Area Type: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity (founding tier) About the role We’re hiring a founding full stack engineer to help architect and build the platform from day one. This is...Full time
Fabrion
San Francisco, CA2 days ago $200k - $250k
...Overview As a Founding Engineer, you'll architect and build the core AI agents and infrastructure that power precision outbound at scale — then make them accessible through beautiful, intuitive interfaces. You'll work directly with customers, shape product direction, and...Work at officeCardinal Services Inc of Indiana
San Francisco, CA2 days ago$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 in 2024...InternshipRemote workVisa sponsorshipRelocation packageFlexible hoursAionia Group
San Francisco, CA1 day ago- ...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
Caylex
San Francisco, CA5 days ago $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 intuitive...Work experience placementInternshipAgentMail
San Francisco, CA4 days ago- ...companies like 11x, Orb, Square, and Crunchbase. Almost every engineering team that has evaluated us against other solutions has chosen... ...Square engineers and operators. About Us Ampersand was founded in 2022 by Ayan Barua and Lauren Long - two engineers and repeat...Work at officeFlexible hours
Ampersand
San Francisco, CA4 days ago - ...Founding Software Engineer HMBL is your premiere Talent Partner and Executive Search Solution. We were founded on the fact that technical recruiting is most fruitful via partnership --than it is transactional. We partner the most innovative, cutting-edge tech companies...
HMBL
San Francisco, CA1 day ago $160k - $180k
...About the job Founding Engineer Location: San Francisco, CA - In Person Compensation: $160,000-$180,000 base + meaningful early-stage equity Employment: Full-Time Experience: Early-career to ~4 years Visa Sponsorship: Not available at this time...Full timeRheaction
San Francisco, CA2 days ago- ...We're seeking a Founding Engineer (AI/ML) with 2–5 years of production software engineering experience and strong applied machine learning expertise. This engineer will own the intelligence layer of client recruiting marketplace, building recommendation systems, ranking...Relocation package
Accrescent Group
San Francisco, CA5 days ago $200k - $300k
...Founding Engineer Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Founding Engineer – this is an onsite role in San Francisco. Salary range: 200-300k USD yearly plus benefits plus equity. We are a proactive assistant for client-facing professionals. In just...Immediate startFlexible hoursCareer Renew
San Francisco, CA2 days ago$160k - $210k
...About the job Founding Engineer Founding Engineer Global Placement Firm is conducting a confidential search for Founding Engineers to join a small, high-growth healthcare technology company in San Francisco focused on transforming how speech, occupational,...Full timePrivate practiceH1bWork at officeRelocationVisa sponsorshipGlobal Placement Firm
San Francisco, CA2 days ago- ...World-Class Founding Engineer Opportunity Hi, I'm Nik. I'm looking for a world-class founding engineer to build Omi with me. Omi is AI for your real life. Think: wearable memory, voice-first interface, the reverse iPhone. In the past 10 months, we've: Grown...
Omi AI
San Francisco, CA2 days ago $150k - $300k
...optimize cash, debt, budgeting, expenses, investing, and taxes. Founded in 2025 by a former senior financial-services leader at a... ...native financial operating system. We are hiring a Founding Engineer to become the company's first technical hire and build the product...Full timeContract workH1bRemote workVisa sponsorshipRaydar Inc
San Francisco, CA5 days ago
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