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Alpha Associates Recruitment lists this Founding Engineer opportunity in new york city, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Founding Engineer | New York City | $150k-$250k + Equity
I’m working with an early-stage, YC-backed AI startup looking for a Founding Engineer to help build a product transforming how home service businesses sell and operate.
The opportunity:
$150k-$250k base salary + 0.5-1% equity
New York City - fully in-office, 6 days per week
Seed-stage startup backed by Robinhood Ventures and leading investors
First engineering hire outside the founding team, reporting directly to the CTO
Already working with major US contractors and approaching $300k-$400k ARR
Significant ownership over product development, technical decisions and future engineering hires
What you’ll be doing:
Building and shipping full-stack features using Python, TypeScript and AWS
Owning new product lines from initial concept through to launch
Working directly with customers to gather feedback and drive product adoption
Solving complex AI infrastructure challenges, including offline functionality and low-latency data pipelines
Defining engineering processes and helping shape the company’s technical direction
What they’re looking for:
3+ years of full-stack engineering experience, ideally in a fast-moving startup
A track record of shipping products used by real customers
Daily experience coding with AI tools such as Claude Code or Codex
Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with non-technical users
High ownership, a bias towards action and comfort operating in a 0-to-1 environment
Founding engineer experience, a background as a founder, mobile development skills or familiarity with the trades would be a bonus.
The bigger picture:
An opportunity to join a small, ambitious team tackling a huge, underserved market. You’ll work directly with the founders and customers, build products that solve real-world problems and have a genuine impact on the company’s growth.
The role is roughly 70% engineering and 30% customer-facing work, with travel to customer sites fully expensed.
US work authorisation is required - no visa sponsorship available.
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Worksite address
new york city, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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