Founding Software Engineer

Goliath Partners Inc β€” United States Β· Posted ~1 hour ago

Lead Full-time

Skills

Software engineering System architecture Backend development Infrastructure Greenfield development Technical leadership Backend systems Cloud infrastructure

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Become an early engineering leader at a rapidly growing technology startup. You will architect core systems and infrastructure from scratch, establish the technical foundation, make high-impact engineering decisions, and work directly with the founding team to shape the next stage of the platform.

Highlights

Early engineering opportunity with significant ownership over technical architecture and infrastructure. Build core systems from the ground up, help define engineering practices, and work closely with an experienced founding team during rapid growth.

Description

Our client just closed a massive Series B β€” over $120M raised to date from top-tier venture capital β€” and they're moving fast to build something genuinely category-defining. Founded by repeat founders with a previous successful exit, backed by investors who've funded some of the biggest names in tech, this is one of the most talked-about startups in the space right now, and they're just getting started. They've built a product that customers are obsessed with, growth is exploding month over month, and now they need a founding engineer to help build the next chapter of the platform from the ground up. This isn't a job β€” it's a chance to build something legendary from the inside, with a team that's already proven it can win. What you'll do Be one of the first engineering hires shaping the technical DNA of a company built to define its categoryArchitect core systems and infrastructure from scratch β€” no legacy code, no baggage, just a blank canvas and a huge opportunityWork directly with the founders on the highest-leverage technical decisions the company will ever makeMove fast, ship constantly, and see your work in the hands of real customers within days, not quartersHelp build and shape the engineering culture and hiring bar as the team scales from a handful of engineers to dozens What you bring 4+ years building and shipping production software at a high levelA bias toward action β€” you'd rather ship something today and iterate than spend weeks planningStrong full-stack or backend engineering skills, with the versatility to work across the stack when neededA genuine hunger to build something meaningful, not just collect a paycheck Nice to have Startup experience, ideally at an early stage where you wore multiple hatsComfort with ambiguity β€” you thrive when the roadmap isn't fully written yetA portfolio, GitHub, or side projects that show us how you think, not just what you've doneStrong academic foundation in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, ideally from a highly-regarded program Why this role Life-changing equity β€” real founding-level ownership in a company on a rocket-ship trajectoryBacked by the best β€” top-tier VC backing means the runway and ambition to build big, not just surviveTotal autonomy β€” no middle management, no bureaucracy, just you and the problemBuild history, not just software β€” this is the kind of opportunity people look back on as the turning point in their careerFully remote β€” work from anywhere in the world, judged purely on impact Compensation: $250k–$400k base + significant equity | Fully Remote Interested? Reply and Goliath Partners will be in touch β€” spots on this founding team are extremely limited.