About the job Founding Product Engineer
Founding Product Engineer
Location: San Francisco, CA (This is an in-person role that can temporarily start as remote to aid in relocation. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE.)
Full-Time
Compensation: $100K-$200K + Equity
About:
Our client is an early-stage startup led by experienced founders on a mission to build transformative AI agents that automate tasks related to your calendar, texting, sending emails, creating reminders, and making calls. Our Client's technology is ahead of the market and backed by visionary investors. We are seeking a Founding Product Engineer to help shape the future of their product from day one. If you're excited by the idea of working at the intersection of beautiful design, cutting-edge tech, and purpose-driven collaboration, we'd love to talk with you.
️ What You'll Do
As one of our first engineering hires, you'll work closely with the founding team to bring our product to life. You'll have ownership over major technical decisions and the opportunity to shape both our engineering culture and our user experience.
- Design and develop features end-to-end across the stack (Next.js, FastAPI, Python, TypeScript)
- Create AI Agents
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Translate user needs into intuitive, elegant UI/UX experiences
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Integrate AI tools and APIs (no need to build models from scratch)
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Collaborate closely with design, product, and founders
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Own long-term technical architecture decisions
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Help build a thoughtful, high-performance engineering culture
Tech Stack
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Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript or JavaScript
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Backend: Python, FastAPI
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AI/ML: Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, etc.)
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Design: A strong eye for UI/UX is a big plus
You Might Be a Great Fit If You...
Impressive technical projects/internships
- Are comfortable across the stack, or have depth in either frontend or backend
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Bring a strong academic background or rigorous self-taught experience
- Have a portfolio or GitHub showing sustained contributions to meaningful projects
- Communicate thoughtfully and collaborate well in fast-moving environments
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Are excited to work side-by-side with founders in San Francisco
Compensation & Benefits
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Salary: $100K$200K, depending on experience
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Equity: Up to 2% (flexible to 3% for exceptional candidates)
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Monthly health insurance stipend
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Founding-level ownership & impact
Join Us
This is a rare opportunity to be a foundational team member at a company built with intentionality, ambition, and care. If you're ready to help shape something meaningful from the ground up, apply now.