Founding Engineer

Location: Hybrid - New York

Employment Type: Full-Time (W2)

Staffing Solutions United (SSU) is partnering with an early-stage, high-growth technology organization seeking a highly motivated Founding Engineer to play a critical role in shaping the company’s technical foundation, architecture, and long-term product strategy.

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with executive leadership and contribute to core technology decisions, system design, and product development from inception through scale. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced startup environments and brings both strong technical depth and strategic thinking.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and build the company’s core platform and infrastructure
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and scalable system design
• Develop full stack or back-end systems aligned with product vision
• Lead early technical decision-making, including tooling and architecture selection
• Collaborate closely with founders, product leaders, and stakeholders
• Build and iterate quickly in a lean, agile environment
• Support hiring and mentoring of future engineering team members
• Contribute to long-term technical roadmap and scalability planning

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• Proven experience building and launching scalable applications from early stages
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Node.js, Java, or Go)
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience designing APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Strong problem-solving ability and comfort operating in ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior startup or founding team experience
• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization
• Exposure to AI/ML, fintech, or high-scale data systems (client dependent)
• Leadership or team-building experience

What This Role Offers

• Opportunity to shape core technology and influence company direction
• High ownership and autonomy
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership
• Competitive compensation and potential equity participation (client dependent)
• Remote flexibility within the United States