Founding Software Engineer
About this role
Work across the entire stack, including frontend, backend, and AI.
Deliver a customer-first product with a strong product and design mindset.
Utilize modern AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) and adapt quickly to new technologies.
Take on significant product ownership and help define the team’s culture.
Engage in web development, API creation, database migrations, and prompt engineering for AI models.
Contribute to infrastructure tasks, including Terraform.
4+ years of experience in fullstack, product or frontend engineering
Salary $125K - $200K
Equity 0.2%-1%
Visa sponsorship not available
On-site work policy. - Open to Fridays being remote, but On-site Sawtell, LA
Full-time position
Location Los Angeles, CA
Tech stack
- Next.js (their main web framework),
- Modern Web Technologies
Interview process
1 Leetcode Screen (30 minutes)
2 Project Deep Dive
3 On-site Interview
Ideal Candidate Profile
Seniority & Experience
- 0+ years in fullstack, frontend, or product engineering.
- Experience in product-first teams at VC-backed startups or FAANG.
- Experience as a product designer, PM, or founder is a plus.
- New grads require a CS undergrad from a top school.
Technical Skills
- Proficient in modern web frameworks (Next.js, Django, Rails).
- Comfortable working across fullstack: frontend, backend, AI integration.
- Experienced with web development, API creation, database migrations.
- Knowledge of prompt engineering for AI models.
- Ability to contribute to infrastructure tasks, e.g., Terraform.
Soft Skills / Traits
- Strong product and design mindset; customer-first approach.
- Able to take product ownership and influence team culture.
- Adaptable to new AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor) and modern technologies.
- Avoid candidates solely from enterprise companies or backend/infra-only roles.