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New York, NY

Founding Engineer

Green Flags
Rapid progression from software engineer to senior or staff-level scope
Former founding engineer or early-stage builder with end-to-end ownership
Palantir-style forward-deployed experience with legacy-industry customers
Red Flags
No early-​stage,​ high-​growth startup experience
Job hopping with no strong company on resume

Required Candidate Q&A

Question 1
Are you based in New York or willing to relocate, and can you work five days per week in person with a typical 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. cadence?
Question 2
What's the earliest-stage company you've worked at and what did you own there? We're looking for experience at Series B or earlier.

Candidate scorecard

· 9 criteria
Experience on both server-​side languages (Python,​ Go,​ Java,​ or Rust) and client-​side languages (Typescript)
Defines and delivers cross-​stack technical designs for customer-​facing products
3+ years of experience -​ in backend/full-​stack engineering
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