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What Is a Founding Engineer?

A Founding Engineer is one of the first engineers at a startup, building the initial product and technical foundations with high ownership and breadth. The role spans the full stack and shifts rapidly as the company finds product-market fit.

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Typical responsibilities

  • Build core product features end-to-end across the stack
  • Make early architecture and tooling decisions
  • Ship quickly and iterate based on early customer feedback
  • Set engineering practices the team will scale on
  • Wear multiple hats as priorities shift week to week
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Open Founding Engineer roles

RoleCompanyLocationPosted
Founding EngineerWonder StudiosLondon, England, United KingdomJun 15, 2026
Founding EngineerDojiNew York CityJun 8, 2026
Founding EngineerRopesNew York CityMay 27, 2026
Founding Engineer (US)HaastUnited StatesMay 4, 2026
Founding EngineerProxSan Francisco, CAApr 12, 2026
Founding Backend Engineer (Staff)VariantSan Francisco, CAApr 9, 2026
Founding Frontend Engineer (Staff)VariantSan Francisco, CAApr 9, 2026
Founding Engineer (Backend / Product)MainframeNew York or RemoteMar 30, 2026
Founding Engineer - Database InternalsNileAnywhere / RemoteMar 28, 2026
Founding Engineer - Cloud InfrastructureNileAnywhere / RemoteMar 28, 2026
Founding Engineer - AuthNileAnywhere / RemoteMar 28, 2026
Founding software engineerWatershedMexico CityMar 26, 2026
Founding Engineer (Platform)CloveLondonMar 5, 2026
Founding EngineerBenbaseSan FranciscoJan 10, 2026
Founding Software EngineerEspaHeadquartersNov 10, 2025
Founding EngineerAlleviate HealthSan FranciscoOct 13, 2025
Founding Software Engineer, Backend InfrastructureCredal.aiCredal HQ (Brooklyn, NY)Sep 9, 2025
Founding Software EngineerOntonSan FranciscoJul 31, 2025
Founding Software Engineer | HealthcareEliseAINew York CityJun 20, 2025