Founding Engineer
$150k/y-$250k/y
Weekday (YC W21)a day ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Weekday (YC W21) is seeking a Founding Engineer to join their team in New York City. The role involves architecting, building, and scaling their product from the ground up.
About the Role
As a Founding Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and building the initial product and core infrastructure end-to-end. You will make key decisions on tech stack, system design, and deployment strategy, ship high-quality features rapidly, design scalable backend systems, and establish best practices for CI/CD, observability, and security. You will collaborate closely with the founders on product direction, recruit and mentor early engineering hires, and help define the engineering culture and processes.
About You
Required:
- 5–10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
- Prior experience at a startup or as an early engineer (0 → 1 experience strongly preferred).
- Strong system design fundamentals and ability to build scalable architectures.
- Proficiency in modern backend frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Python, Go, or similar).
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Solid understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching, and distributed systems.
- Product-minded with a strong focus on user experience and business impact.
- Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguity.
- High ownership mindset and strong execution bias.
Benefits
- Massive ownership: Significant equity in a high-growth startup.
- Real impact: Shape product, tech, and culture from day one.
- High autonomy: Direct access to founders and strategic decisions.
- Competitive compensation: $150k–$250k base.
- In-person collaboration: NYC-based team with strong builder culture.
Weekday (YC W21)
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New York, NY