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We're a venture-backed software company building a modern construction management platform to help infrastructure construction companies win more jobs and deliver them on time and under budget.\r\nWe embrace a culture of initiative, service, and humility. We're taking on a big problem with the potential for big impact. We challenge ourselves every day to make the lives of those in infrastructure construction exponentially better.\r\nWe are looking for a Founding Engineer to join the team as we build out a product that will help to shape the physical future for America in the 21st century.\r\nThe Opportunity\r\nWork directly with customers to define the product for our MVP and beyond\r\nMake foundational architectural decisions that will help our system scale and rapidly adapt to customer needs\r\nOwn product features that delight the customer end-to-end from defining the scope all the way through development\r\nInfluence the culture of the company and guide the processes and tooling of the engineering team\r\nWork directly every day with the CTO and the founding team\r\nThe Intangibles\r\nWe believe that in order to be successful as a Founding Engineer at CloudRig, you:\r\nTake initiative and crave ownership\r\nTake pleasure in driving outcomes and seeing your projects succeed\r\nHave the ability to make thoughtful decisions quickly especially in ambiguous situations\r\nHave strong opinions that are loosely held\r\nAre curious and a self-learner\r\nEmbrace the creative problem-solving that comes with working on small teams and the ultimate responsibility that comes with driving outcomes on your own\r\nYour Experience\r\nWe think having the right experience is necessary for success. 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