Founding Engineer ($200k+ + Equity) at VC-backed pre-construction AI startup

Job Title Founding Engineer – Full Stack Salary $200k Equity Company Description VC-backed pre-construction AI startup funded by top-tier investors in PlanGrid and BuildingConnected Job Description Join a founding team of Cornell alumni and ex‑McKinsey founders automating the $13 trillion construction industry. As a Founding Engineer, you will own the platform end‑to‑end, building AI agents that transform weeks of manual bid comparisons into hours. You’ll architect high‑scale Node/TypeScript services and ship a critical Electron‑based desktop application. Location San Francisco, USA Why this role is remarkable Ship to production daily for general contractors who are already using the platform in live project cycles to manage multi‑million dollar bids. Backed by the same elite VCs who invested in construction‑tech unicorns like PlanGrid and BuildingConnected, offering massive category‑ownership potential. High‑impact founding equity and $200k total compensation in a role where you influence every architectural decision from day one. What You Will Do Architect and build core Node.js/TypeScript services, deciding when to utilize microservices versus monoliths for complex construction data models. Lead the development of a native‑feel Electron desktop app for Mac/Windows featuring offline sync, file system access, and automated updates. Design the integration backbone connecting to Procore, SharePoint, and Excel using asynchronous job systems, webhooks, and robust retry logic. Qualifications Has 4 years of professional experience as a full‑stack engineer, ideally as a founder or an early engineer at a high‑growth startup. Deeply proficient in the modern JS/TS stack including Node.js, React, and PostgreSQL, with a proven ability to manage GCP or Supabase infrastructure. Thrives in 0 to 1 environments where they can context‑switch between high‑level architectural design and deep‑diving into database indexes or CSS components. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jack & Jill