{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8958adf07ef8451e42481499","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8958adf07ef8451e42481499","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8958adf07ef8451e42481499","title":"Founding Software Engineer","description":"The RoleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the full-stack product and the AI engineering behind it, taking systems from prototype to production for business users. You will work as a hands-on generalist with a lean toward backend work, partnering closely with the founders and a very small engineering group. The role also covers internal tooling, quality measurement and helping shape the team.What You'll DoBuild and own backend services, data storage, APIs and an application layer, moving them from prototype to production.Integrate multi-step AI reasoning workflows into real customer operating procedures and field processes.Co-own evaluation tooling and a feedback loop, designing evaluations with limited data and tracking failure modes to improve model quality each release.Build internal tooling and automate company workflows with AI, making build-versus-buy decisions.Contribute to go-to-market planning by helping choose which customer segments to pursue next.Help recruit and onboard additional engineers as the team grows.What We're Looking ForEarly-career engineer, roughly one to three years in, who has put AI-driven or multimodal products in front of real users.Ability to own a real-time media pipeline end to end, with depth in low-latency streaming over unreliable networks, media capture, or low-latency model serving.A record of early-stage startup work that reached production, or time spent in a demanding, high-ownership engineering culture.Backend-leaning full-stack skills, having built databases, APIs and app layers on a modern cloud stack.Experience connecting physical devices to software, such as wearables, cameras, robotics, IoT or drones.Comfort working close to the hardware in a systems language, including profiling and working within memory and power limits.Strong computer science or engineering background, or an equivalent record of shipping.Hungry, scrappy and independent, with active use of the latest AI tools.Willingness to work on-site five days per week.Bonus PointsComputer vision, wearable or AR product experience.Edge or on-device inference deployment.On-prem or air-gapped deployment in high-security environments.Device and firmware fluency, including embedded Linux or device SDKs.Founder background or exposure to industrial domains.Relevant big-company experience on a directly related team, paired with a builder track record.Location and Work ModelSan Francisco, CA, United StatesOn-site, 5 days per weekFull-timeCompensation, As The Posting Describes ItEquity","company":"Technology","rawCompany":"technology","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T13:07:32.913Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.00","title":"Computer Occupations, All Other","slug":"computer-occupations-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Founding Software Engineer","description":"The RoleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. 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