Founding Engineer (up to $200k)

This role is with one of Dex's trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they're looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process.

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The role

This is an AI company building the orchestration layer for how the physical world gets built. They analyze billions of signals to predict where major construction projects will happen next, helping the architects, engineers, and builders behind landmark infrastructure find, win, and deliver their next multi-million-dollar projects. It's a recently funded, early-stage team applying vertical AI to a massive, under-digitized industry.

You'll be the 5th hire on a small founding team, with an open engineering surface. This isn't a ticket-taker role; you'll own features end-to-end, from idea to production, shaping the product, technology, and culture directly alongside the founders. Expect to hunt for non-obvious signals that predict new construction and turn them into features for the prediction layer. This is as much a product and customer role as it is an engineering one, shipping real software to real users, fast.

The work

• Design and build the core prediction layer, identifying non-obvious signals for future construction projects.
• Own features end-to-end, from initial concept and research to production deployment and iteration.
• Integrate and deploy LLMs into production systems to enhance signal analysis and prediction accuracy.
• Engage directly with leading architecture, engineering, and construction clients to gather feedback and inform product development.

What You Bring

• Proven hands-on experience building and deploying LLMs into production environments.
• A desire to own the full stack end-to-end, from ideation to customer-facing features.
• Strong product curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving; you ask questions, you don't wait for specs.
• Based in New York or willing to relocate, and committed to working in person five days a week.

Why apply through Dex

Founding Engineer roles like this are rare and often oversubscribed. Apply through Dex to cut through the noise: we'll brief you properly on the company and role, and help you stand out. Skip the cold application and get a direct path to a founding team building something genuinely new.

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