Founding Engineer (San Francisco)
A high-growth AI startup in SF is looking for a Founding Engineer to help build a next-gen developer tooling platform that's changing how engineering teams ship, debug, and scale AI-powered software. You'll work across the full product, from intelligent developer interfaces and AI-assisted workflows to the backend systems and infrastructure that power it all. As an early engineer, you'll have real ownership over the product, architecture, and engineering culture, with a direct line to customers and leadership. If you're excited about building tools that make engineers faster and more capable, and want to do it 0 → 1 at a company that's ahead of the curve, this one's worth a look.**This is a hybrid role in San Francisco. Candidates must be willing to be onsite in SF.****This role is unable to provide sponsorship, a visa transfer, or work on a C2C basis. Candidates MUST be permanent residents of the United States.**What You'll DoBuild full-stack product features across the developer tooling platform, from engineer-facing UI to backend APIsDesign and integrate LLM-powered features like AI code review, intelligent debugging, and automated workflow generationDevelop tooling and dashboards for tracking usage, developer productivity, and product outcomesBuild scalable infrastructure to support real-time developer workflows, telemetry data, and AI pipelinesWork closely with customers to translate real engineering pain points into product capabilitiesCollaborate with leadership on product direction and technical architectureHelp define best practices for AI-assisted and agentic development workflowsWhat You Bring2+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong full-stack skills in Python, TypeScript, and ReactExperience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructureComfort working across frontend, backend, and infrastructureAbility to own problems from idea to shipped productGenuine interest in how AI can improve the way engineers work and buildNice to HaveExperience building LLM-powered or agentic systemsBackground in developer tooling, DevOps, or enterprise SaaSStartup or 0 → 1 product experienceWhy This Role Is InterestingApply cutting-edge AI to a space where great tooling has an outsized impact on engineering velocityShape the early engineering culture at a fast-moving, mission-driven startupBuild at the intersection of AI, developer experience, and real-world enterprise impactSignificant ownership and equity at the ground floor of something big**This role is unable to provide sponsorship, a visa transfer, or work on a C2C basis. Candidates MUST be permanent residents of the United States.**