Founding Product Engineer
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What This Role Really Is
Early-stage startups do not have separate frontend teams, backend teams, DevOps teams, AI teams, and product teams. They have people who solve problems. We are looking for someone who can understand a problem, design a solution, and execute it regardless of where it exists in the stack.
What You'll Work On
Depending On Product Priorities, You May Contribute To
- Web, desktop, and mobile applications
- Backend services, APIs, databases, and integrations
- AI-powered systems, workflows, and semantic memory layers
- Infrastructure, deployments, monitoring, and observability
- Developer tooling and internal platforms
Working Knowledge Across The Modern Stack
Frontend & Backend
React, TypeScript, state management, REST APIs, authentication/authorization, database design, and async background job queues.
System & API Design
Client-server architecture, service communications, reliability, monitoring, API versioning, error handling, and request validation.
Our Expectations
We are not looking for task executors. We are looking for engineers who think. You will be expected to understand the problem before writing code, read documentation thoroughly, ask thoughtful questions, take full ownership of features, and participate actively in technical discussions.
AI Usage Policy
AI tools are highly encouraged. However, blindly accepting AI-generated code is not. You should be able to understand generated code, verify outputs, debug independently, and use AI to accelerate engineering rather than replace engineering judgment.
Growth Potential
This is one of the earliest engineering positions. As the company grows, this role has the potential to evolve into senior leadership positions (Senior/Lead/Head of Engineering).
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation details will be discussed individually based on experience, availability, and expected contribution. Key contributors will be prioritized for long-term compensated roles and expanded responsibilities as the company evolves.
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