Founding Software Engineer

About This Role

As a Founding Software Engineer, you will design the core platform architecture and build scalable, distributed infrastructure for a fast-growing startup focused on the future of software development.

Responsibilities

• Design the core platform architecture from the ground up
• Build scalable, distributed infrastructure that can handle the future of dev tools
• Scale the engineering culture and practices as the company grows

Requirements

• Deep experience with Rust (borrow checker, lifetimes, unsafe Rust wrapper safety)
• Comfortable writing high-performance, asynchronous network services (Tokio, etc.)
• Care about API design and creating ergonomic interfaces for other developers
• Proficiency in EITHER TypeScript OR Python
• Deep understanding of distributed architecture trade-offs (CAP theorem)
• Hands-on experience designing systems that must survive network partitions and node failures
• Familiarity with consensus algorithms (Raft, Paxos), eventual consistency models (CRDTs), and distributed state management
• Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, and operating system concepts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, or equivalent deep practical experience

Nice to Have

• Advanced Research Background (PhD in Computer Science or related field with published research in Distributed Systems or Database Theory)
• Experience building databases, file systems, or version control systems
• Familiarity with WASM (WebAssembly) and the component model
• Maintained or significantly contributed to popular open-source projects in the developer tools space

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits