Founding Software Engineer - React / TypeScript

Job Description

Founding Software Engineer
Austin Onsite
$180k

I’m working with an early-stage team building a dramatically faster way to design and manufacture industrial control systems.

They’re looking for a founding engineer to help build the core platform from the ground up.

About you

Irrationally curious
Builds and tinkers for fun
Can challenge ideas while still being a strong teammate

Your tasks

Build and own an internal automation stack
Own and evolve a custom in-house CAD system
Integrate across systems (CAD exports, part libraries, pricing, quoting, work instructions)
Build fast, simple UIs that operators and designers actually enjoy using
Work directly with the founder and shop floor to iterate quickly
Use AI tools aggressively to move faster
Build software that interfaces with machine tools

Your skillset

Comfortable building full-stack systems
Strong in React + TypeScript
Strong in Python
Comfortable with systems/performance work ( C++ a plus )
Able to work with messy, real-world data
3+ years of experience
As a founding engineer, you’ll have real influence over the tech stack and direction.

Bonus points

You’ve shipped production software used by real users
You’ve built internal tools or automation (ops/manufacturing)
Experience with CAD or diagram editors
Built scalable data pipelines (structured + unstructured data)
You enjoy working with hardware

Compensation

$120K – $180K
0.75% – 3% equity

Sounds like this is something for you - we look forward to your application