Founding Full-Stack Engineer
Founding full-stack engineer at an early-stage industrial AI startup building wearable smart-glasses products that give field technicians real-time assistance. Day to day you own the product layer around the AI core — cloud services, backend APIs, data systems, and companion mobile/desktop apps — using TypeScript, Python, React/React Native, Node.js, and AWS/GCP.
- Compensation
- $180K–$240K / yr
- Location
- San Francisco
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Two to five years of post-graduate software engineering experience
- Experience building and shipping a product end to end (backend APIs, data systems, user-facing web or mobile clients)
- Strong full-stack skills with TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Node.js, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
- Experience with real-time video, streaming, or low-latency systems
- Sound architectural judgment and experience building scalable systems from an early stage
- On-site work in San Francisco, California
Nice to have
- Early-stage startup experience
- Familiarity with WebRTC, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and CI/CD
- Mobile application experience
- Strong sense of frontend usability
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into shipped products
- Experience with wearables, edge systems, or industrial applications
Full description
About the Role
Join an early-stage industrial AI team building wearable products that help field technicians work with real-time assistance. You will own the product layer around the AI core, connecting smart glasses, cloud services, and companion applications.
What You'll Do
- Build and ship an end-to-end product experience spanning smart glasses, backend services, and companion apps.
- Develop cloud services for real-time video ingestion, APIs, and storage.
- Own reliable, observable backend APIs and data systems used by devices and AI services.
- Create mobile and desktop applications for setup, monitoring, and workflow configuration.
- Establish safe deployment and release processes for software running on field hardware.
- Set product architecture and engineering practices as the team grows.
- Debug across frontend, backend, and device systems to keep product development moving.
What We're Looking For
- Two to five years of post-graduate software engineering experience, ideally including early-stage startup work.
- Experience building and shipping a product end to end, including backend APIs, data systems, and user-facing web or mobile clients.
- Strong full-stack skills with technologies such as TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Node.js, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
- Experience with real-time video, streaming, or low-latency systems; familiarity with WebRTC, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and CI/CD is relevant.
- Sound architectural judgment and experience building scalable systems from an early stage.
- Mobile application experience and a strong sense of frontend usability are valued.
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into shipped products or working with wearables, edge systems, or industrial applications is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $180,000 to $240,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Equity details were not provided.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.