Founding Product Engineer

About the Role

This is a founding product engineering role at a seed-stage AI startup building computer vision solutions that automate blueprint reading, material takeoffs, and cost estimation for the construction industry. You will sit on a small, impact-driven product team, owning features end-to-end and working directly with customers to ship meaningful improvements week over week.

The work is genuinely consequential

faster, more accurate estimation helps builders deliver more housing and infrastructure with less waste.

What You'll Do

• Own features end-to-end, from weekly customer interviews through to production delivery.
• Build UIs that make complex blueprint and hardware data feel approachable for users accustomed to paper-based workflows.
• Contribute across the stack, working in React on the frontend and Python on the backend and infrastructure.
• Act as a 0-to-1 architect and builder, taking ideas from concept to shipped product.
• Translate messy domain knowledge gathered from customers into clear, actionable product decisions.
• Shape product direction, not just implementation details.
• Handle the operational and logistical work that keeps an early-stage startup moving forward.

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrated ability to ship full-stack features using React (frontend) and Python (backend and infra); all experience levels considered, including new graduates.
• Track record of owning features end-to-end, including direct customer engagement and discovery.
• Strong product taste and user-focused design sensibility.
• Comfort with 0-to-1 product building and designing architecture from scratch.
• Excellent communication skills, a growth mindset, and genuine motivation to make housing more affordable.
• US work authorization required; visa sponsorship is not available.
• Bonus: experience building a product that real users adopted or paid for (founder or early startup background).
• Bonus: construction or blueprint domain knowledge, or a clear interest in the industry.
• Bonus: experience applying AI or computer vision to estimation or takeoff workflows.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range

$120,000 to $180,000 USD annually. Equity is available as part of a founding-team package. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site, full-time in San Francisco, California, USA. Candidates based elsewhere must be willing to relocate.