Founding Engineering Jobs with Salary ≥ 200k

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Founding GTM Engineer (Remote)

Company: Welcome to modern travel management

Summary: Candidates must have experience building and maintaining production software, ideally in growth, product, marketing, or sales-adjacent environments, with strong proficiency in Python. Experience with GTM systems like Salesforce and Outreach, comfort building internal tools, and prior people leadership experience or readiness for a team-lead role are also required.

Skills: python, node.js, salesforce integration, outreach integration, automation tools, internal tools building, data-driven workflows, people leadership, growth engineering, go-to-market systems, technical execution, product collaboration, ownership, mentoring, experimentation

Remote - United States$148k - 205kCompany size: 1184
Posted 3h ago 🔥

Hypercubic

Founding Mainframe Engineer

Company: Frontier AI to maintain and modernize mainframes/COBOL.

Summary: Candidates should have over 10 years of experience with production mainframe systems and direct involvement in modernization efforts. They should also be comfortable leading technical discussions and navigating ambiguity.

Skills: mainframe systems, cobol, jcl, rpg, cics, modernization, technical discovery, execution, batch processing, data dependencies, operational risk, testing complexity, regulatory requirements, ai paradigms, microservices, feedback loops

Hybrid - United States$150k - 250kCompany size: 2
Posted 2d ago

Cloudglue

Founding Engineer, Full Stack

Company: YC-backed startup building developer APIs turning video/audio into structured data.

Summary: Founding full-stack engineer responsible for end-to-end features across frontend and backend, APIs, and dashboards; 3+ years experience; required: react, typescript, node.js; remote-friendly in US.

Skills: react, typescript, node.js, postgresql, next.js, sql

Remote - San Francisco, CA$120k - 250k + 2.5% equityCompany size: 3
Posted 3d ago

Cloudglue

Founding Engineer, Infrastructure

Company: YC-backed startup turning video and audio into structured data.

Summary: Founding infra engineer responsible for scalable backend video processing, async jobs, and ML model serving; requires 3+ years backend experience; top tech: node.js, PostgreSQL, SQL.

Skills: node.js, postgresql, sql

Hybrid - San Francisco$120k - 250k + 2.5% equityCompany size: 3
Posted 3d ago

Sift Stack, Inc.

Founding Security Engineer

Company: Test like you fly.

Summary: Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related fields, with hands-on experience in securing cloud environments and familiarity with compliance frameworks. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in fast-paced environments are essential.

Skills: cybersecurity, cloud security, compliance, aws, kubernetes, network security, endpoint security, identity security, security tooling, technical controls, security awareness training, ci/cd pipelines, siem, edr, zero-trust networking, observability

Hybrid - United States$170k - 220kCompany size: 52
Posted 3d ago

Sift Stack, Inc.

Founding Security Engineer

Company: Test like you fly.

Summary: Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related fields, with hands-on experience in securing cloud environments and familiarity with compliance frameworks. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in fast-paced environments are essential.

Skills: cybersecurity, cloud security, compliance, aws, kubernetes, network security, endpoint security, identity security, security tooling, technical controls, security awareness training, ci/cd pipelines, siem, edr, zero-trust networking, observability

Hybrid - United States$170k - 220kCompany size: 52
Posted 3d ago

Engine

Founding Growth Engineer (Remote)

Company: Welcome to modern travel management

Summary: Candidates should have experience in building production software, preferably in growth or sales environments, and strong proficiency in Python. Prior leadership experience or readiness for a team lead role is also required.

Skills: python, node.js, salesforce, outreach, data platforms, automation, internal tools, workflows, leadership, technical solutions, growth engineering, creativity, ownership, impact, experimentation

Remote - United States$148k - 205kCompany size: 1164
Posted 3d ago

Vela

Founding AI Full-Stack Engineer I/II

Company: AI scheduling startup building autonomous AI agents for coordination.

Summary: Founding AI Full-Stack Engineer responsible for building autonomous AI agents, frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend services, plus scalable infra; requires GenAI knowledge, cloud tools, and strong TS/Python skills.

Skills: react, typescript, python

Remote - San Francisco700k - 2500k INRCompany size: 4
Posted 1w ago

Cloudglue

Founding Full-Stack AI Engineer

Company: YC-backed startup building developer-first APIs for video AI.

Summary: Founding full-stack AI engineer to design and ship features across frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (Node.js); build APIs/SDKs and integrate multimodal AI workflows.

Skills: react, next.js, node.js, postgresql, sql

San Francisco / Remote (US)$120k - 250k + 2.5% equityCompany size: 3
Posted 1w ago

Qumis

Founding Staff AI Engineer

Company: Giving insurance experts superpowers.

Summary: Candidates should have 6–10+ years of experience in building and deploying production machine learning systems, particularly in NLP and document intelligence. A strong software engineering background and the ability to design secure systems in regulated environments are also essential.

Skills: machine learning, natural language processing, document intelligence, api design, observability, rag pipelines, llm workflows, vector databases, ocr, parsing, clause-level segmentation, software engineering, containerization, devops, compliance, cross-functional collaboration, product development

Hybrid - United States$150k - 250kCompany size: 9
Posted 1w ago

Soxton

Founding Engineer

Company: Law at the Speed of Innovation

Summary: Candidates must have full-stack engineering experience and at least three years of professional experience. A strong ability to ship products quickly and adapt to rapid changes in a startup environment is essential.

Skills: full-stack engineering, javascript, next.js, product development, user experience, adaptability, collaboration, execution, design work, customer interaction, rapid development, problem solving, resourcefulness, independence, scrappiness, drive

Remote - United States$125k - 250kCompany size: 4
Posted 1w ago

Cloudglue

Founding Agentic AI Infrastructure Engineer

Company: YC-backed startup building video-native AI agent infrastructure.

Summary: Design and scale async agent runtimes and multimodal pipelines; requires Go, Node.js, Python; strong backend and infra fundamentals; remote-friendly with SF office option.

Skills: node.js, postgresql, sql

San Francisco / Remote (US)$120k - 250k + 2.5% equityCompany size: 3
Posted 1w ago

OpenCFO

Founding Software Engineer

Company: One platform. Total financial control.

Summary: Candidates must possess strong production experience with Go, solid backend fundamentals covering APIs, distributed systems, concurrency, and data modeling, along with hands-on experience deploying and operating services on AWS and deep familiarity with Postgres schema design. Comfort in early-stage environments requiring ownership, rapid iteration, and a strong product mindset is also essential.

Skills: go, aws, postgres, backend systems, apis, data modeling, distributed systems, concurrency, ai integration, gemini, system architecture, ci/cd, scalability, reliability, product mindset, problem-solving

Remote - United States$150k - 220kCompany size: 1
Posted 1w ago

MLabs

Founding Engineer

Company: We are a Haskell, Rust, Blockchain and AI consultancy.

Summary: Candidates need 2-4+ years of experience, preferably in high-growth mobile apps or Web3/crypto, with the ability to design robust, scalable, end-to-end features. A deep sense of product design, consumer behavior, and strong interest in bringing on-chain products to the masses is essential.

Skills: product ownership, rapid iteration, user-centric development, cross-platform engineering, quality assurance, security-first mindset, robust design, scalable features, flutter, go, postgres, kubernetes, solana, consumer mobile apps, web3/crypto, design systems

Hybrid - United States$200k - 300kCompany size: 92
Posted 1w ago

MLabs

Founding Engineer

Company: We are a Haskell, Rust, Blockchain and AI consultancy.

Summary: Candidates need 2–4+ years of experience in Product Engineering or Design, preferably in high-growth mobile apps or Web3/crypto, demonstrating the ability to design robust, scalable, and cost-effective end-to-end features. A deep product sense, strong interest in DeFi, and familiarity with the tech stack (Flutter, Go, Postgres, Kubernetes, Solana) are essential.

Skills: end-to-end feature ownership, mobile development, backend systems, rapid iteration, security-first mindset, robust design, scalable features, flutter, go, product ownership, user-centric development, cross-platform engineering, high-quality code, test coverage, product sense, defi passion

Hybrid - United States$200k - 300kCompany size: 92
Posted 1w ago

Glean

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Company: The Work AI platform connected to all your company data. Find, create, and automate anything.

Summary: Candidates should have 4+ years in technical, client-facing roles and experience with production LLMs and full-stack programming. Strong communication skills and a founder mentality are also essential.

Skills: technical expertise, client-facing abilities, production llm experience, full-stack programming skills, cloud platform experience, enterprise systems knowledge, strong communication skills, founder mentality

Remote - United States$160k - 270kCompany size: 1398
Posted 2w ago