Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A startup-oriented engineering role for someone who enjoys building products from the ground up. The position combines coding with product thinking, UX decisions, rapid experimentation, and ownership of scalable technical foundations.
Highlights
Opportunity to take significant ownership of product direction, architecture, and engineering decisions while working closely with leadership in a fast-paced environment.
Description
We are looking for a Founding Engineer to join early and help shape the product from the ground up.
This isn’t a role for someone who wants to spend all day writing code.
You’ll have a genuine say in product, UX, design and technical direction, working closely with the founders to turn ideas into products that are useful, intuitive and beautifully executed.
What you’ll do
Build and ship product features from idea through to executionShape product direction, UX and technical decisionsWork closely with the founders in a fast-moving environmentPrototype, test and iterate quicklyUse AI and modern development tools to move fasterTake ownership rather than waiting for detailed specificationsDesign and build the core product architecture from the ground upShip fast, validate with real usage, and iterate - this is a live business, not a labBuild tooling for sourcing, outbound automation, candidate/client data management, and workflow efficiencyMake pragmatic build-vs-buy calls as a team of one
About you
Proven experience shipping production software end-to-end, ideally as an early/founding engineer, in a small startup, or building your own productsStrong engineering fundamentals and a bias toward shippingSomeone who thinks beyond just the codeProduct-minded with a strong eye for UX and designComfortable with ambiguity and taking ownershipExcited by startups, building and solving problemsA “founder mindset” - curious, commercially aware and willing to get stuck inIf you want to help build the product rather than just build features, this is a chance to get in early and have real influence.
Why Join
True ownership - you're not the 50th engineer on someone else's roadmap; you're building the thingDirect impact - every feature you ship changes how the business operates, immediatelyFounder-led, no bureaucracy - decisions get made fast, and you'll be part of making themGround floor - early equity/compensation structure reflecting the founding nature of the role (details discussed directly)
Send a note to mo@trivelatalent.com.au with what you've built before and why this kind of ground-floor build appeals to you.
Portfolio, GitHub, or a couple of lines on a project you're proud of goes a long way.
