Founding Engineer

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Head of Engineering (Founding Engineer) PropTech AI-First Platform

Location: NYC Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

Compensation: $150k base .5% equity plus Performance Bonus

Reports to: CTO

About Our Client

Our client is a seed-stage startup with real revenue and real customers. Their mission: reinvent how owners operators and contractors manage buildings. Their building a cutting-edge 3D AI-driven platform that transforms property operations into something intuitive visual and radically more efficient.

Were looking for a Founding Engineer who will grow into the Head of Engineering. For the first 3-6 months youll be hands-on shipping product quickly then taking full ownership of engineering process team and culture.

What Youll Do

Build

Ship core product features across web (React) and iOS
Own backend services and architecture using TypeScript and Firebase

Lead

Establish engineering best practices and processes
Own delivery timelines product quality and outcomes
Recruit and mentor early engineers
Shape engineering culture from day one

Go AI-First

Work with AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code)
Contribute to or lead multi-agent orchestration initiatives
Help us build an engineering organization that uses AI as leverage

Who You Are

5-7 years of software engineering experience
2 years as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager
Advanced in TypeScript/JavaScript React Firebase
Big plus: experience with and/or iOS/Swift
Excited by ground-floor ownership- equity matters more to you than salary
A driver a builder a problem-solver who thrives in intensity
Passionate about cities infrastructure and solving hard real-world problems

Why Join Us

A true founding seat
A platform with real adoption and immediate impact
A chance to architect a next-generation 3D AI platform in an industry ripe for disruption
Massive ownership and influence over product engineering and culture

Head of Engineering (Founding Engineer) PropTech AI-First Platform Location: NYC Hybrid (2-3 days onsite) Compensation: $150k base .5% equity plus Performance Bonus Reports to: CTO About Our Client Our client is a seed-stage startup with real revenue and real customers. Their mission: reinvent how ...