Founding Engineer - Generalist
Location San Francisco, CA
Work Type In-person
Employment Full-Time
Experience 3+ Years
Job Description
Must-Have
1 3 or more years of engineering experience at real companies, with a track record of building and shipping
production systems at high velocity
2 Full-stack generalist ability: comfortable owning both backend systems and frontend surfaces, and moving
between layers as the scope demands
3 High agency and outcome orientation: operates without a defined scope or playbook, identifies what needs to be
built, and executes end-to-end
4 Fluency with the current AI and software stack: native to modern tooling and not dependent on legacy patterns
5 Willingness to work in-person at the San Francisco office at startup intensity
6 Willingness to work the stated schedule: Startup intensity, in-person culture; expect demanding hours consistent
with an early-stage founding team.
Nice-to-Have
GIS or geospatial engineering background: experience with spatial data formats, GIS tooling, or location-based
systems
Applied AI research background: a paper, project, or production system that goes beyond standard ML pipeline
work
Experience at a high-velocity startup (such as Mercur, Databricks, Cognition, or similar) where you built real
systems under pressure
Competitive programming signal: IOI, ICPC, or equivalent demonstrates deep algorithmic thinking
Prior founding or early-employee experience at a startup where you operated without structure
Benefits & Perks
In-office meals included
Competitive equity (founding-stage)
Interview Process
1 Pending Approval
2 Intro call with founder
3 Take-home project
4 Technical debrief call
5 Call with co-founder or advisor
6 Work trial (for candidates between roles)
7 Offer Extended
8 Hired
