Founding Engineer

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/ $125000 - $175000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

$125000 - $175000

Location

LOCATION

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Founding Engineer
$150,000 = $175,000 + Quarterly Bonuses + Equity (1-5%)
New York City (Hybrid)
B2B SaaS Start-Up

Our client is an early-stage, AI-native SaaS platform transforming the hotel industry by streamlining back-office operations and revenue management. With live customers and growing demand, they're on a mission to modernize outdated hospitality systems using intelligent automation, prompt-driven UX, and agentic AI. Backed by a commercially proven leadership team, they are preparing to scale and looking to make a foundational technical hire.

THE ROLE
This is a hands-on opportunity to join as the first engineering leader and build the core platform. Reporting directly to the CEO and working alongside a proven operator, you'll lead development, define engineering strategy, and lay the technical foundation for scale.

  • Leading full-stack development (Python, Node.js, React, AWS)
  • Designing scalable infrastructure and architecture
  • Building AI-native tools, including RAG pipelines and autonomous agents
  • Collaborating with product and commercial leads to align technical execution with business goals
  • Hiring and mentoring an engineering team as the business grows

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Educated in Computer Science from a top university. - This must be a full Bachelor's degree or higher.
  • Senior-level experience in software engineering, ideally within startups
  • Strong full-stack proficiency: Python, Node.js, React, AWS
  • Familiarity with AI toolkits and frameworks (e.g. LangChain, RAG, chatbots)
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with an appetite for co-founder-level responsibility

BENEFITS

  • Base salary of $150,000

  • Quarterly bonus linked to performance
  • 3-10% equity depending on experience and fit
  • Chance to build from the ground up as a co-founder
  • Work alongside proven commercial leaders and operators

HOW TO APPLY
Please send your resume via the apply link on this page.

CONTACT

Luke Burgess

Principal Recruitment Consultant

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